Journey of Discovery Chapter 55 (A Kingdom Hearts Story)
Oi vey. Not only am I on another island, but this makes less sense than the last one did. Not only were there kids dressed as wild animals but they were led by this boy…
Year: 2022
Hope Deferred, Part I
Many years after The Last Battle, Susan searches for the wardrobe. “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled makes a tree of life.” Proverbs 13:12 Six years. Six years after…
Journey of Discovery Chapter 54 (A Kingdom Hearts Story)
We had been following these kids for some time now, and I felt like we were doing nothing but going in circles. Letting out an inward sigh, I wondered why we were letting them lead…
Seven Moments in the Death of John Bradburne
Incipit lamentatio Aleph. A sun in Africa–rent beardred bandatop the crackingopen earth’sheadspillingBlood on the fieldsUlulation of lightscreamparturitionclogs the dawn waterswith a martyrdomof afterbirth * Bet. Baba VeduIs this how you prayBaba John?He does not…
Who Was George Lucas Before Star Wars: A Journey Through His Early Films
There’s no question that George Lucas changed science fiction cinema when Star Wars premiered in 1977. Before, the sci-fi market consisted almost entirely of low-budget movies that weren’t treated as great or important mainstream entertainment…
No Straight Lines in Nature
That commonplace of art instruction is true: From the rainbow to the tomato worm And in the rhythms of our chambered hearts Creation curves itself around our lives A straight line is of the…
Why I Believe in God
"In the beginning it created Elohim."- The Zohar "At the center of the universe dwells the Great Spirit and that center is really everywhere, it is within each of us."- Black Elk I was…
Tolkien the Religious Man
Tolkien was always very outspoken about his religion, proudly stressing his belonging to the Roman-Catholic rite. The importance of faith in his life and its effects on his writing has been explored, more so than…
Someday a New Arthur
“Chasing Chaucer and Beowulf out of the Curriculum” -Spectator Someday a new Merlin among the ruins Will give a new Arthur a trove of hidden books: Chaucer and Milton, Shakespeare, Coleridge, Keats And…
Castle Carduel
Castle Carduel stood out imposingly, like an eastern offshoot of the Dragon Mountains, which gradually sloped down until they were almost reflected in the waters of Crimson Lake. Once at that time, the life of…