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The Incarnation and the One Ring
Happy Ring Destruction Day! That’s right, Tolkien fans. Tomorrow, the 25th of March, is the anniversary of the day when, mumbleteen thousand years ago, Frodo, Sam, and Gollum entered Mount Doom to pitch the One Ring into the fire below. … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, History, Resources, The Church, Tradition
Tagged Christmas, Incarnation, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Feast of the Annunciation, The Lord of the Rings
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The Significance of March 25th
March 25th is Tolkien Reading Day, because it’s the date in The Return of the King when the Ring was destroyed. But have you ever wondered why Tolkien made a point of mentioning that exact date? Doesn’t the use of … Continue reading
A Look Inside Depression
Depression is one of those topics that people usually either don’t get or don’t want to talk about. If you haven’t experienced it, well, you don’t get it. Not really. And if you have experienced it, you tend not to want … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Personal Posts
Tagged Asperger Syndrome, Audrey Hepburn, Catherine Tate, Comedy, Conan O'Brien, David Letterman, Depression, G. K. Chesterton, Good Works, J. R. R. Tolkien, Pope St. John Paul II, Robin Williams, Rodney Dangerfield, Social Media, Stephen Fry, Suicide, The Cruxshadows, The Lord of the Rings
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Christopher Lee, RIP, at 93
What can you say about a 93-year old actor who was Dracula? Much in the way that he was Saruman. Or Dr. Fu Man Chu. Or Sherlock Holmes. Or one of the better Bond villains. Or … you know what? We’re running … Continue reading
Fantasy Worlds in Short Fiction: A Fisk
AUTHOR RAGE ACTIVATED! There are few things more maddening than some stupid liberal author trying to tell all the rest of us what is and isn’t possible. They seem to enjoy making gigantic blanket statements that are supposed to be … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Fantasy, Fiction, Fisks, Writing
Tagged Baen Books, Brandon McClellan, Chicks in Chainmail, Damien Walter, David Weber, Farseer, Frodo Baggins, George R. R. Martin, Harry Dresden, Harry Potter, High Fantasy, Honor Harrington, Honorverse, Ian McEwan, James Bond, Jane Austen, John D. Brown, K. D. Julicher, Liberals, Lord Darcy, Merlin, Monster Hunter International, Natasha Pulley, Powder Mage, Pride and Prejudice, Reader-Response Criticism, Robin Hobb, Shattered Shields, Short Fiction, Tales of Tethedril, The Dark God, The Dresden Files, The Expendables, The Guardian, The International Lord of Hate, The Lord of the Rings, Worldbuilding
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