Hello World(s)
Hi, everyone. I'm username chronicler9, aka The Chronicler.
As you may have read on the home page, my delight is in discovering and writing the untold stories - or perhaps only partially-told stories depending on the perspective you take - of other worlds. I say "partially-told" because many of the characters in our own world's stories either stem from or inspired fables and lives in other worlds. There's obviously going to be too much for me to write it all in one lifetime, which is why I figure no one's really tried - it's exhausting sometimes. Definitely fun, though!
wait...
correction: Quite a few have tried, but not necessarily attempted my perspective.
It really depends on the purpose the writer has for writing their stories. Alice in Wonderland (or Through the Lookinglass) was definitely social and political commentary, yet there are aspects of it that allude to somnibus inspiration. Or you may find examples in old philosophy. Definitely a big one in Norse mythology (more on that later), and I've recently discovered someone who reminds me very much of Peter Pan in a world called Rhiad (though they are certainly very different beings, to be sure).
For me, I suppose my purpose in writing is - cliche as it may sound - "love." To expound, I have an undeniable, inextinguishable, fervent love of people. For all I complain about humans (self-inclusive), we are actually quite "wondrous" creatures. [You may see me use that word, "wondrous," a lot. There was a mentor who used that word to a certifiably unbearable degree, but after a while I found it rather endearing and now can't help but use it in affectionate memory of her.]
At the core, even in the midst of great chaos, or even when dealt a terrible hand by life, humans have, repeatedly, proven themselves to desire good things. Sometimes, this knowledge promotes the sense of tragedy, other times it inspires creativity. This desire is what makes stories romantic, terrible, beautiful...
Ha. I ramble.
I don't intend to edit my ponderings here, so I suppose now is fair a time to warn any readers that my mind works in spirals - where the average person might travel a straight line from point A to point B, I tend to gradually spiral outward from point A until I've finally made it to my destination. I call it "exploring the scenery."
So, back to!
I'm still exploring the dreamrealm and the tales of various worlds, still learning about somnibi, and - most intriguing to me - trying to understand The Archive and how it works... and why. A strange place, The Archive. It is, argumentatively, the core of the dreamrealm - which I've taken to calling "Quadrivium," as it is "a place of diverging roads" (quoted from QD - more on him later). Accessing The Archive requires more than its fair share of focus, and finding anything in there requires even moreso. In simple terms, The Archive is a place of stories from limitless perspectives. Not that I can access every perspective, mind. For example, human perspectives are easier for me to access than animal perspectives, and animals easier than plants, plants more than rocks, and rocks more than single-cell organisms. But everything has a perspective, animate or inanimate - which has me pondering the definition of "life" as it were... yeah, not going to explore that right now, it'd take waaay too long [42?]. I will say this - apparently clouds have a perspective of their own, as well as the particles that make up the clouds having their own viewpoints, and this makes concepts like "unity" and "independence" oh so much more complicated.
In short, The Archive can quite literally fry your brain.
Oh! On that, did you know that many people in a coma are actually trapped in the Archive!? They lose their self-awareness there and either access The Archive, or their consciousness transfers directly into the spirit realm - which I'd call "crossing over." They may or may not return to this physical life depending on how its discovery impacts them - and of course depending on physical conditions. Don't underestimate the power of doctors. They study and train for a reason, and nothing is separate - not the body from the mind, mind from the spirit, spirit from the body. We need healers and guidance in all these aspects.
Alright, I'll have to end my little ramblings here, for now.
Expect my books to connect with one another - both fables (written for kids around the ages of 9-14) and novels which will vary in age-range. I'll give my novels age-values of 13+, 16+, or 18+ depending on the content, so you parents out there can decide if it's something you want your child to read. At the moment, I'm focusing on fables. The first book I've completed is the Tale of Desmond Deathflores, which is a common kids fable in Rhiad. I believe it will speak to those of us who have been told we could never be more than what society thinks we are at birth - it is a tale of overcoming, and redefining. Oh, and there is so much more to come about the child Rey (I'll say nothing more on that so as not to give any spoilers right now).
Hope you enjoy, and thanks for reading! May you have a wondrous day.
-- The Chronicler
