“IF YOU ASK ME, I SHALL COME” Kestallen, tuluvanye by Ploi Pirapokin They were once six. A father, the gem smith of kings and the king of gem smiths, renowned for bending an ivory metal that glittered more than gold and diamonds combined, drawing Western Kings over turbulent seas for sapphire collars fashioned into diadems…
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“Interview with Ploi Pirapokin” by Amanda Weiss HIVEMIND Magazine spoke with author Ploi Pirapokin about her short story in our February 2024 issue, “IF YOU ASK ME, I SHALL COME.” HIVEMIND: What were some of your inspirations for this piece? What aspects of Tolkien’s work were you responding to in this story? Ploi Pirapokin: Tolkien’s…
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“Editorial 2.2” by Amanda Weiss Dear Reader, Welcome to our fourth issue, “Tolkien in Asia.” This issue was born in my Vertifically Integrated Project, a lab centered on the study of East Asian Media. In fall of 2022, student Zhujun Wu mentioned that she had been born in Tokyo, where she used to live on…
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