E.B. Dawson
@ebdawson.bsky.social
Grad student. Philosopher. TCK. Award-winning author of science fiction and fantasy. Favorite authors include C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, G.K. Chesterton, Lois Lowry, Charles Dickens.
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E.B. Dawson
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· Jun 28
Stoicism in Star Wars
Star Wars is an interesting franchise. Though wildly popular, it is one of the most ideologically and thematically fragmented franchises out there, partly because of its origin history. The origina…
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Blog post that's been in my head for the last few years...finally hammered it out:
#StarWars #AmBlogging #WritingCommunity #Philosophy
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#StarWars #AmBlogging #WritingCommunity #Philosophy
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What happens when you bring Ender's Game into conversation with Philip K. Howard and Eleonore Stump?
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Ender’s Game, A.I., and the Power of Empathy
I was 13 or 14 years old when I first read Ender’s Game. I stayed up nearly all night on a school night to finish it—unheard of for me at that age. I adored it. I have always been a sensitive perso…
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August 14, 2026 at 7:57 PM
What happens when you bring Ender's Game into conversation with Philip K. Howard and Eleonore Stump?
ebdawson.com/2026/08/14/e...
ebdawson.com/2026/08/14/e...
Blog post that's been in my head for the last few years...finally hammered it out:
#StarWars #AmBlogging #WritingCommunity #Philosophy
ebdawson.com/2026/06/27/s...
#StarWars #AmBlogging #WritingCommunity #Philosophy
ebdawson.com/2026/06/27/s...
Stoicism in Star Wars
Star Wars is an interesting franchise. Though wildly popular, it is one of the most ideologically and thematically fragmented franchises out there, partly because of its origin history. The origina…
ebdawson.com
June 28, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Blog post that's been in my head for the last few years...finally hammered it out:
#StarWars #AmBlogging #WritingCommunity #Philosophy
ebdawson.com/2026/06/27/s...
#StarWars #AmBlogging #WritingCommunity #Philosophy
ebdawson.com/2026/06/27/s...
What's been your best read this year so far?
I am REALLY enjoying "The Aeneid." I forgot how much I love Greek epics.
#WritingCommunity #AmReading (Bonus points for pictures)
I am REALLY enjoying "The Aeneid." I forgot how much I love Greek epics.
#WritingCommunity #AmReading (Bonus points for pictures)
June 27, 2026 at 9:20 PM
What's been your best read this year so far?
I am REALLY enjoying "The Aeneid." I forgot how much I love Greek epics.
#WritingCommunity #AmReading (Bonus points for pictures)
I am REALLY enjoying "The Aeneid." I forgot how much I love Greek epics.
#WritingCommunity #AmReading (Bonus points for pictures)
Chilly summer storm in Idaho after a week of 90's weather. I LOVE it.
June 27, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Chilly summer storm in Idaho after a week of 90's weather. I LOVE it.
It's an "eat a cupcake for breakfast" kind of day.
January 23, 2024 at 4:12 PM
It's an "eat a cupcake for breakfast" kind of day.
One of the only fun projects I've been able to finish in the last six months.
One step closer to answering the age old question: Can authors do whatever they want? Or do their characters really take over?
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One step closer to answering the age old question: Can authors do whatever they want? Or do their characters really take over?
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Do Characters Have Agency?
An exploration of our relation to fiction and fiction's relation to reality by Elisabeth Dawson
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January 19, 2024 at 4:46 PM
One of the only fun projects I've been able to finish in the last six months.
One step closer to answering the age old question: Can authors do whatever they want? Or do their characters really take over?
open.substack.com/pub/mythicmi...
One step closer to answering the age old question: Can authors do whatever they want? Or do their characters really take over?
open.substack.com/pub/mythicmi...
One of my favorite scenes in the #LOTR films is when Theoden, on the verge of desperate battle, when the world feels like it's ending takes a moment to speak life and hope over his niece.
Sometimes that's what I really need to hear from the generation from before me.
Sometimes that's what I really need to hear from the generation from before me.
January 19, 2024 at 4:32 AM
One of my favorite scenes in the #LOTR films is when Theoden, on the verge of desperate battle, when the world feels like it's ending takes a moment to speak life and hope over his niece.
Sometimes that's what I really need to hear from the generation from before me.
Sometimes that's what I really need to hear from the generation from before me.
January 4, 2024 at 12:28 AM
Submitted my final papers and baked some cupcakes for a coworker's birthday.
Christmas break, here we come!
Christmas break, here we come!
December 15, 2023 at 2:50 PM
Submitted my final papers and baked some cupcakes for a coworker's birthday.
Christmas break, here we come!
Christmas break, here we come!
Show me the fiber arts creations you are most proud of!!
Guys, this may be the BEST blanket in the history of blankets. 😍 So soft. Perfect weight. Plus months of memories with both me and my roommate working on it. #Crochet #FiberArts
November 30, 2023 at 3:03 AM
Show me the fiber arts creations you are most proud of!!
Guys, this may be the BEST blanket in the history of blankets. 😍 So soft. Perfect weight. Plus months of memories with both me and my roommate working on it. #Crochet #FiberArts
November 29, 2023 at 6:02 PM
Guys, this may be the BEST blanket in the history of blankets. 😍 So soft. Perfect weight. Plus months of memories with both me and my roommate working on it. #Crochet #FiberArts
Just FINALLY finished The Brothers Karamazov! So now I want to know...for those of you who have read both do you prefer Tolstoy or Dostoevsky and why?
(Also is there a way to do polls on here??) #AmReading #RussianLit
(Also is there a way to do polls on here??) #AmReading #RussianLit
November 7, 2023 at 3:20 AM
Just FINALLY finished The Brothers Karamazov! So now I want to know...for those of you who have read both do you prefer Tolstoy or Dostoevsky and why?
(Also is there a way to do polls on here??) #AmReading #RussianLit
(Also is there a way to do polls on here??) #AmReading #RussianLit
My short work "Voyage of the Pequod" (a steampunkish/space opera retelling of Moby Dick) is free right now with 44 other books as part of this promo! Go check it out, find a new read, and be entered to win a $25 gift card for MORE BOOKS! #FreeBooks #SFF
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November 1, 2023 at 3:52 PM
My short work "Voyage of the Pequod" (a steampunkish/space opera retelling of Moby Dick) is free right now with 44 other books as part of this promo! Go check it out, find a new read, and be entered to win a $25 gift card for MORE BOOKS! #FreeBooks #SFF
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Don't miss the beauty happening right now, despite it all. 🍂
November 1, 2023 at 3:28 PM
Don't miss the beauty happening right now, despite it all. 🍂
Reposted by E.B. Dawson
There is no power on earth for authors like word of mouth. Especially with the death of Twitter, so many of us have lost huge chunks of our reach. So please, if you love a book, tell your friends and talk it up on your social media. No voice is too small, every single word counts. And thank you!
October 12, 2023 at 4:58 AM
There is no power on earth for authors like word of mouth. Especially with the death of Twitter, so many of us have lost huge chunks of our reach. So please, if you love a book, tell your friends and talk it up on your social media. No voice is too small, every single word counts. And thank you!
Okay, so my sister has roped me into watching The Long Ballad in my (rare) free time. Only five episodes in, but I'm really enjoying it!
October 26, 2023 at 2:20 PM
Okay, so my sister has roped me into watching The Long Ballad in my (rare) free time. Only five episodes in, but I'm really enjoying it!
On this Oct 24th, I'd like to shoutout to the people who maybe don't go on the quests themselves or fight the wars, but create places of emotional and physical safety for the weary and wounded to come home to.
October 24, 2023 at 5:13 PM
On this Oct 24th, I'd like to shoutout to the people who maybe don't go on the quests themselves or fight the wars, but create places of emotional and physical safety for the weary and wounded to come home to.
My roommate and I have been slowly rewatching the first season of Once Upon a Time. It's entertaining, but sometimes also painful how close they came to doing something amazing with each story, but so often settled for emotional manipulation instead of real substance.
October 19, 2023 at 6:41 PM
My roommate and I have been slowly rewatching the first season of Once Upon a Time. It's entertaining, but sometimes also painful how close they came to doing something amazing with each story, but so often settled for emotional manipulation instead of real substance.
@gamwyn.bsky.social thanks for the follow! Been meaning to reach out and tell you that I read Echo North and Into the Heartless Woods recently and I think you are a phenomenal author. Easily some of the best reads of the last ten years for me.
October 19, 2023 at 6:28 PM
@gamwyn.bsky.social thanks for the follow! Been meaning to reach out and tell you that I read Echo North and Into the Heartless Woods recently and I think you are a phenomenal author. Easily some of the best reads of the last ten years for me.