Story Warren Weekend, Vol. 13, Issue 44

Hello friends,

This week, we launched our first-ever video game into the universe! In case you missed it, Green Ember: Helmer in the Dragon Tomb (the game) is now available for purchase. To celebrate our release, we’re offering the game for 20% off from now until December 2. Find more info and the link to purchase right here.

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The Trap of Fear-Based Parenting: “What is the antidote to fear-based parenting? Looking to the Lord and trusting his character. Speaking the Lord’s character over ourselves and over our children in the morning, at lunch time, at dinner time, before we go to bed, and every time in between.”

Some excellent advice here for writers, both young and old: Know Thyself. “Malcolm’s answer knocked my socks off, and I’ll be reworking how I talk with young writers in the future to incorporate what he had to say. He reminded us that in writing—poetry especially, but any writing—heart calls out to heart. The heart of the writer is calling out into the world, and the heart of the reader is responding.”

Around the Warren

On Monday, I introduced you to our newest idea for helping families enjoy good books: The Mended Wood Literary Society. The giveaway here closed last night, but you can still consult the list for suggestions for Advent and Christmas books.

It’s one of my favorite literary fun facts that Louisa May Alcott and C. S. Lewis share a birthday. Wednesday’s essay examines something else they had in common: the influence of John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress. “In their own ways, Lewis and Alcott took the meaning that Bunyan imparted to them and constructed their own imaginary characters and situations to convey truths about character, truth, goodness, and beauty.”

Something to do with your kids

Looking for a way to play together when the family is gathered for the holiday? Here’s a suggestion for Thanksgiving Pictionary.

Something to watch

A beautiful short film just became available to watch online. Don’t miss this one—it was put together by some friends of ours, and it’s brilliant!

Thanks for reading. We’re on your side.

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Kelly Keller

Kelly Keller is the managing editor of Story Warren. She has her BS in Elementary Education from Messiah University and has taught various ages, but her favorite was worldview and literature with high school students. The “gap” in her resume is actually a window of eighteen years of homeschooling, which she recommends as an effective, though demanding, way of expanding one’s home library.

When she’s not behind her laptop, Kelly enjoys live music, baseball, reading great books, and traveling with her husband, David. Kelly hails from beautiful snowy New England, but after nearly two decades in North Carolina, she feels right at home.

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