Joshua Novalis is a writer, editor, teacher, instructional designer, and probably some other stuff, who lives in Lancaster, PA, with his wife Ashley. Joshua holds a B.A. and M.A. in English and writes about pop culture, literature, divine mystery, and dialogic thought. He’s learning to care and not to care and learning to sit still—but mostly on weekends. His work can be found in Mere Orthodoxy, LAMP Magazine, and Z Publishing’s Emerging Poets series. You can follow him on Twitter @joshuanovalis.

Rehearsing the Legends: Final Fantasy VII Remake and Why We Retell Stories

The Final Fantasy VII Remake does what many retellings fail to do; it reconciles the past with the future.

The Costly Redemption of BoJack Horseman

We ask ourselves what we might need to do to seek reconciliation with those we have hurt, and we don’t like the answers we find.

The Tie That Binds: The Responsibility of Community in Pyre

Pyre utilizes the narrative power of interactive fiction to remind you of a simple truth: that you are not your own.