Lost (and found) in Translation

There are moments when I sit at my computer, fingers hovering over the keyboard, searching for an English word that simply doesn’t exist. How do you translate the Armenian word, “մարդկայինություն” (mardkayinutyun), into a fantasy novel? The closest English equivalent might be “humanity” or “humaneness,” but it carries deeper layers, a profound sense of what…

Why Fantasy Captures Our Hearts: Ancient Magic in Modern Pages

Fantasy literature beckons us into realms where the impossible unfolds like ancient parchment beneath our fingertips. It’s more than an escape—it’s a bridge between what is and what could be, where dragons soar through the skies and ancient magic pulses through the air. We turn to fantasy not just to flee reality, but to understand…