Discussing The Exiles #1: From Masha

So, I’m hoping that we can discuss the whole idea of censorship, especially relating to the supernatural and fantastical in the story. Especially the attitude of Dickens, who denies that he really belongs because he ‘isn’t a supernaturalist’ like the rest of them, but Christmas is, after all, every bit as dangerous to the sanitized mind as Halloween. What are your thoughts? What did this story bring to mind? Anyone, Anyone??