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Darrick Dean

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https://darrickdean.com

Genre

Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction

Influences

Terry Brooks, J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, George MacDonald, Edgar Rice ...more

Member Since

January 2014

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History warns us. Legend fascinates us. Imagination drives us. Authors take these and create worlds that entertain, provoke and warn. Ultimately, even fiction is about the Story we all find ourselves in.

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	Among the Shadows: Watchers of the Light (Book 1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Is the Truth Out There: A Journey Through Critical Thinking That Spans Man's History, Origin and Place in the Universe it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Sorry, Christmas and Christmas Trees Still Not Pagan

Every Christmas we hear people proclaiming Christmas and its traditions were once pagan or still are pagan (“pagan” in this context meaning a non-Christian religion). My first instinct is to laugh at those who think they discovered some long-lost, secret knowledge. My second thought is to turn to history for the truth.

Christianity has a long history of subverting — or appropriating — items, though

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Darrick Dean wrote a new blog post Sorry, Christmas and Christmas Trees Still Not Pagan Every Christmas we hear people proclaiming Christmas and its traditions were once pagan or still are pagan (“pagan” in this context meaning a non-Chri Read more of this blog post »
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“History warns us. Legend fascinates us. Imagination drives us. Authors take these and create worlds that entertain, provoke and warn. Ultimately, even fiction is about the Story we all find ourselves in. And history makes sure no one forgets.”
― Darrick Dean

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