The Redwall universe has such chaotic energy. There are bloodthirsty murders, marauding bandits, and conquering armies armies literally everywhere. Absolute lawlessness. No apparent technological or societal advancement despite the series spanning seemingly hundreds of years. Unclear geography. Chances of being kidnapped and/or enslaved are about 79%. If you do not live in the one (1) specific place where a dead mouse dude left his magic sword you will die. BUT the food is really good. 7/10 would eat there again.
Because of some things that happened the other day on @docholligay‘s blog (who are you rude-ish anon come fight me in person) I’ve been thinking about Redwall again and what it means to me but I also thought:
We may have come to a political situation where Redwall is ‘relevant’ again, if id could ever stop being relevant in the first place. Yes the books are formulaic and suffer from black & white morality, especially in the beginning, but.
I think it’s useful to have books that say a small group of regular, normal people who are outnumbered by a shrieking mass of cowardly bullies, not only can fight but should fight.
I think it’s useful to have books that say even if you value peace, the way to protect that peace is by destroying evil where it is found, rather than tolerating it.
I think it’s useful to have books that show that said fighting is hard, and there will be sacrifices and losses, and you will not be the same when you come out on the other side, but as long as you continue to fight for what is right and just in the world, those sacrifices will never be in vain.
That peace comes with both cost and responsibility, and that good triumphs not because “good always wins” but because the creatures in Redwall are willing to fight and bleed and die for it.
So fucking fight me, anon, Redwall is and always has been a good series for children. No series is perfect but we don’t ask it to be. And if you can’t see what it has to offer then I feel sorry for you.
Since it’s actually been a while since I’ve done cross-stitch frequently, a lot of you might not know how awesome I am.
So I’ve found some of the projects I’ve designed and completed over the years. Not all of them, though. I’m missing my mermaid (which I SWEAR I took a picture of???), the one I made for @almedha b/c I’m a dumbass and didn’t take a photo of it before I mailed it, and also The Biggun, which is not completed yet and also I have no idea where it is. Oops.
I like to design my own! But I also have a lot of patterns I’ve bought so I’ll probably work on some of those next XD
I do also have a Sailor Moon pattern I’m working on but I’m not sure how long that will take me so you guys shouldn’t expect to see it anytime in the near future.
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