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Joshua Blum discusses reflections on culture and language while providing updates on the Thirteenth Hour sequel.

This week, after some time away (visiting my brother and his wife), I had a couple of reflections. Not only are our kids getting older and can do things like pull their own bags and navigate subway systems and sit through restaurant meals but they're also old enough to more fully appreciate differences in culture, language, and society much more so than when they were younger. It's cool to see! I mention that since in The Thirteenth Hour sequel books that I've been working on, one of the main characters from the first book, Aurora, ends up going to a different part of the world where she can't speak or read the native tongue. Though there is a common tongue that allows people to communicate, not everyone speaks it, and that presents barriers to Aurora when she first gets to these lands, and eventually for Logan and his party when they arrive in search of her. So though the things I touch on in this episode are not huge parts of the book, they lay the foundation and background for the worlds I've been trying to create in the story. More coming soon! ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ Once Upon a Dream , the second Thirteenth Hour soundtrack, is now out in digital form! It is out on most major streaming…

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