My Crown I Gave Up for You
You know that it could have been you there on the throne. Merlin sighed and looked at the window. Halfway through the coronation, he had known something infernal had entered the courtyard. The proceedings had…
Month: October 2023
Remembering William Lindsay Gresham: Interview with Rosemary Simmons
The writer William Lindsay Gresham (1909-1962) has the distinction of being known in two very different areas. Writers and readers familiar with C.S. Lewis know that Gresham was married to Joy Davidman from 1942 to…
To See the End of Those Tears
The celebrations for the birth of prince Arianhel of Arlen kept on for months, in a triumph of songs, dances, and colours which made the court of Mirianadh the happiest place on earth. His father,…
The Fencing Partner
Prince Hal had been looking forward to fencing class. As he was destined to be Henry the Fifth, he was excited to see how he’d measure up to the other students. The only downside was…
The Ekron Initiative: Memo 17
Part of an ongoing web serial perhaps inspired by The Screwtape Letters. Unless otherwise noted, “the Ex-CEO” refers to God, “the opposition” to the side of the angels, and so on. Read the previous installment…
Two Andaluses
Those departers as clouds and crescents Have left the windows of the homes orphaned. They have left, and the void has never found solace, The mountains have stopped giving birth to hyacinths. They…
The Philosophy of Dostoevsky Chapter 3: A Great Leap Forward
Click here to read the introduction, and here to read the previous chapter. It is only through writing that I can really know what I think. My views develop and change. The fundamentals don’t normally…
George and the Dragon
Author’s Note: Most people, including Muslims, do not know that early Islamic societies often told the story of St. George's sacrifice, just with an Arabic name. Dragons are part of our people’s folklore. Every Briton…
Death as the Most Poetical Topic in “The Raven”
Edgar Allan Poe is not only one of the best American writers, having pleasure in concerning mysterious, sad and scary, almost horror topics in his literary works. Moreover, he was also a critic and theoretician,…
The Ekron Initiative Memo 16
Part of an ongoing web serial perhaps inspired by The Screwtape Letters. Unless otherwise noted, “the Ex-CEO” refers to God, “the opposition” to the side of the angels, and so on. Read the previous installment here.…