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Answer 1

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Tonight is Halloween, All Hallows' Eve, a time of ghosts and spirits walking by night . . . which leads me naturally to think about literary realism, and about politics. How can you write in a truthful and realistic way about something that doesn't exist?

I don't take much notice of critics, except when they praise me extravagantly. But one of the remarks they sometimes make about my work does coincide with a mild puzzlement I feel about it myself: in common with some other writers whose work is read by children, I am chided for writing fantasy, because fantasy is a lesser form than realism, and everyone knows that there are no such things as elves or hobbits or, for that matter, ghosts and disembodied spirits, so nothing interesting or truthful can be said about them.

My usual response to that is to deny that I'm writing fantasy at all, and to maintain that all my work is stark realism. But that implicitly accepts the basic stance of the critic: that fantasy is a lesser kind of thing, and that realism is the highest form of literary art.

Answer 2

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i don’t believe in ghosts, but i love hearing ghost stories. usually, after hearing a great ghost story, i say, “i believe that YOU believe that story, but it’s not true.” however, my bedroom might be haunted.

for about three months before moving in, while i was renting somewhere else, i spent about 6 hours a day, about 5 days a week, painting four bedrooms, a sitting room, an office, living room, kitchen, 2.5 bathrooms, and – instead of a dining room – a room with a pool table.

when i was painting, i left a lamp on the floor and would use it to help me find drip marks and make sure i sanded well before painting the next coat. when the lamp was in my bedroom – no other room – i would often find it turned on when i would arrive the next day. of course i would shut it off when i’d leave, but it would usually be on when i returned. it wasn’t a regular lamp with a knob to turn. it was a “touch” lamp, and you’d just tap the metal base to turn it either on or off. it was interesting.

in the picture above, there’s a light on the ceiling fan. in the six years that i’ve lived here, i’d guess that about three times a month i’ll come home and find that light on. it’s rather interesting that two different lights are being turned on…somehow.

but i don’t believe in ghosts. right. no way.

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