Peter S. Beagle and his Fight to Take Back the Unicorn

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Background

Peter S. Beagle is a wonderful writer. I adore him. He is of course best known for writing The Last Unicorn, which was an incredible influence on me growing up—not just artistically, but morally and ethically. The central theme of The Last Unicorn is that (goodness, true love, healing, purity, whatever unicorns mean to you) is never completely lost, no matter how hopeless life may seem. So long as there is one person willing to face (fear, despair, oppression, whatever the Red Bull means to you), there is hope.

The Unicorn raises her horn in defiance.“Unicorns may go unrescued for a long time, but not forever.”

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