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Princes Proving Their Prowess, Whatever That Means

Since the main theme of this year’s OzCon International was Rinkitink in Oz, with Captain Salt and Ozmapolitan sidelining, it’s not too surprising that the subject of boy protagonists in the Oz books would come up. And yes, there are … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Dick Martin, Eloise Jarvis McGraw, Fairy Tales, Families, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged aging, atmos fere, betsy bobbin, bilbil, captain salt, captain salt in oz, carter green, david perry, evered of rash, frederick wiegand, grampa, grampa in oz, halidom, high boy, hungry tiger, kabumpo, kabumpo in oz, king ato, king cheeriobed, king fumbo, king randywell, king rinkitink, king rupert of kapurta, merry go round in oz, ojo, ojo in oz, oz con international, ozamaland, ozcon international, prince gules, prince inga of pingaree, prince philador, prince pompadore, prince tatters, princes, pumperdink, ragbad, rash, rash rubies, red jinn, rinkitink in oz, roger the read bird, septimius septentrion, swords, tazander tazah of ozamaland, the enchanted island of oz, the giant horse of oz, the hungry tiger of oz, the ozmapolitan of oz, the purple prince of oz, the silver princess in oz, trot griffiths, urtha, wag |

Wishing and Hoping

One common theme in fairy tales is an item or character who grants wishes. Honestly, I find this idea to be problematic, because they’re so ill-defined. Can a wishing item or creature grant ANY wish, or do they have limits? … Continue reading →

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