Allison Render – Fantasy Writer

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North of Vancouver, the land falls away. The highway narrows to a few lanes that cling to the mountainside. Above, the coastal rainforest ascends to the clouds. Below, white water creeks rage down those same cliffs to the sea. The city ends abruptly, since the land makes the city impossible. This is the Sea to…

On a recent Sunday, while travelling alone, I spent forty minutes waiting to eat brunch. As I sat in the crowded restaurant foyer and then at the counter, I devoured several New York Times magazine articles. I learned about the unintended consequences of allowing college athletes to make their own sponsorship deals, about the war…