Excellent post by Anna Mardol on why the No Place Like Home Trope is so problematic: http://www.anamardoll.com/2013/05/tropes-no-place-like-home.html …
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Replying to @fozmeadows
@fozmeadows quite a thought-provoking post. Thanks for sharing.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @rcloenenruiz
@rcloenenruiz But she highlights a lot of problems with it in a way I'd never thought of before.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @fozmeadows
@fozmeadows Yes, she does. It's a very good post and makes me look at my own frustrations with that trope as well. Interesting.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @rcloenenruiz
@rcloenenruiz@fozmeadows It often irked me that they didn't stay already, I mean, magical world, what?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @KateElliottSFF
@KateElliottSFF@fozmeadows Yep. I remember feeling quite frustrated when LLW ended with them having to go back home. It was like: Why?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@rcloenenruiz @KateElliottSFF My current WIP is a portal fantasy that (hopefully) deals with this sort of stuff; the ending is NOT easy.
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