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Vox Populi, Vox Deorum: Elections in ASOIAF, Part I

Liked Vox Populi, Vox Deorum: Elections in ASOIAF, Part I (Race for the Iron Throne)

In ASOS, the election of a new Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch is the first opportunity GRRM has to describe a Westerosi election. And thanks to Samwell Tarly and Jon Snow’s POVs being right at the heart of the contest – the campaign manager and his winning candidate, respectively – we have a wealth of information on how the elections process works in the Night’s Watch. So how do the black brothers run their elections?

An amazing look at the elections for Commander of the Wall in ASOIAF. Full nerdery ahead − I highly recommend it.

On Community

Read On Community by Casey Plett

We need community to live. But what does it look like? Why does it often feel like it’s slipping away?

In this very long essay (or very short nonfiction book, depending on what framing you prefer), Casey Plett says she’s going to try to define community, then immediately makes it clear that it can’t be defined. Take the phrase “the [X] community.” When I read that phrase, I think: How does this person know this…