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Story: Story installments set in the Okal Rel Universe
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Lore: Background ref, art, etc. for the Universe
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Journey: Creative history, artifacts, connections
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Changing the World: One Performance at a Time
A practitioner of Augusto Boal's forum theatre illustrates its purpose and power through an example set in Mission, B.C.
realityskimming
4 days ago11 min read


Throne Price - 3rd Ed
Behind the scenes work begins on the third edition of Throne Price.

Lynda
Oct 222 min read


The Story of Neo-opsis
Karl Johanson tells the story of creating and running one of Canada's two print SF magazines.
realityskimming
Oct 207 min read


Bioengineered humans
A summary of the lines of Sevildom, the bioengineered humans of the Sevolite Empire in the Okal Rel Universe. A character-based, intelligent, epic space operatic series.

Lynda
Oct 143 min read


Richard Bartrop - Artist
Remembering Richard Bartrop's artistic contribution to the Okal Rel Universe c. 2005-2021.

Lynda
Oct 132 min read


Embracing Change: Living and Writing from the Ecotone
Writing evolves through life, naturally. SF author Nina Munteanu addresses her changes through the idea of ecotones.
realityskimming
Oct 66 min read


The Publishing Ecosystem: a Metaphor for Modern Authors?
A writer with ecology credentials looks at publishing as an ecosystem and why it will survive AI.
realityskimming
Sep 159 min read


The Fabric of Story: Mythmaking as Method
Story as a woven fabric not a destination, as explained by author Chelsea Hann.
realityskimming
Sep 86 min read


On the Precipice of Author Transition: Going Hybrid
Established Canadian speculative fiction author explores starting an indie press and becoming a hybrid author for the first time.
realityskimming
Aug 248 min read


Fun First
SF author Jennifer Lott wants an agent to go pro -- but in the meantime puts fun first with her wacky fantasy documentary / podcast Wilzerlott.
realityskimming
Aug 114 min read


Over the Hills- A Story about Newspapers
The story of a newspaper reporter who lost his job for taking it too seriously.
realityskimming
Jul 284 min read


What We Can Do
The story of Joe Mahoney's creation of Donovan Street Press and taking control of what you can control as an author.
realityskimming
Jul 137 min read


Zuckerberg's Thieves
Zuckerberg's theft of authors' work to train is AI and what we can do about it.
realityskimming
Jun 304 min read


A Vague Sense of Unease
Stories may have always been larger than life but how should a writer feel about how far the pace of the digital era drives the need for "jepardies".
realityskimming
Jun 1610 min read


Launching "About Story" Series (2025)
By Lynda Williams About the Story Thing (2025) - 01 “Storytelling is the social and cultural activity of sharing stories …” (Storytelling, 2025). --------------- Welcome to the launch of the first thematic series on the Reality Skimming blog, sponsored by Reality Skimming Press. Pieces will appear every other Monday Jun 2 through to the end of 2025. Query us at https://facebook.com/relskim if you’d like to contribute or email info@realityskimming.com --------------- I have

Lynda
Jun 14 min read


Yukari Cover Art - Pt 10
The story of Yukari's cover art for Part 10: Unholy Science.

Lynda
Feb 231 min read


The Yukari Edition
Introduction to the Yukari Yamamoto edition of the Okal Rel Saga.

Lynda
Feb 221 min read


Perspectives on Change
I like to sample many perspectives, excluding only those that already feel like dogma two minutes in. Sometimes it frightens me and...

Lynda
Feb 151 min read


Okal Rel Universe Concordance
Alison Sinclair, a friend and collaborator for many years and co-author of Part 4: Throne Price, started the Okal Rel Universe...

Lynda
Feb 141 min read


Thoughts on Artifacts
Thoughts on sharing the #okalrel process through artifacts.

Lynda
Feb 121 min read
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