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Daily archive for October 17, 2018

From the Mailbag – Building an Imaginary Society

On October 17, 2018   /   Writing  
Tags: mailbag, misconceptions, worldbuilding

Every so often, I get a question that makes me blink. The most recent one was something along the lines of “How would a matriarchal society work, especially in terms of politics, child rearing, property, gender roles, religion, etc.?” I always want to start my answers with

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