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Why do you read stories? What keeps you turning the page?

Wish fulfilment is one possible answer! Tune in to hear other reasons, alongside a chat about wish fulfilment in romance and dystopian fiction, the story problems it can create, and how wish fulfilment links to the oppression of marginalized groups.

Enjoy!

Links mentioned:

Call of the Camino: https://www.suzanneredfearnauthor.com/copy-of-where-butterflies-wander-1

Falconsaga: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222253066-falconsaga

Mythcreants (candy and spinach): https://mythcreants.com/blog/the-best-characters-eat-their-spinach-and-their-candy/

Mind-melding with fictional characters: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/time-travelling-apollo/202104/mind-melding-our-favorite-fictional-characters

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