Strength: A Lord of the Rings Story
~ by Danika Cooper Where now the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing? Where is the helm and the hauberk, and the bright hair flowing? Where is the hand on the…
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Mr. Bluebird
Dear Mr. Bluebird why do you sing? Oh, you see, because of everything! For the sun, the flowers, and even the trees I’m quite happy with all that I see! Oh Mr. Bluebird, what a…
How Harry Healed My Inner Frodo: Reflections on the Christian Mystery of Love, Sacrifice, and Choice
I first read and finished The Lord of the Rings in the summer of 1977. I remember feeling like someone had kicked me in the stomach. I remember feeling a depression wash over me, not…
Battle for a Man’s Heart: Chapter 2
~ by Hannah Skipper The sun had not yet risen over the Eastern Sea, but the three youngest Pevensies had already gathered in the small room that connected their four royal bedrooms. It was the…
Is This Seat Saved?
By Lawrence "Mack" Hall Word Count: 92 Rating: G Summary: A new look at an old stranger As Abraham was called to leave his home, To serve one God in haunted emptiness Where errant spirits…
Tolkien Was Wise to Put the Kibosh on the Fourth Age
One of the most amazing things about The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien is how many readers return to it time and time again. Most doorstopper-sized books, no matter how wonderful, are read once…
Lost Time: Chapter 12
By Jocelyne Ross Word Count: 1304 Rating: G Summary: While Joyce lies comatose, she relives her life with her husband and family, as they try to wake her up. “Why have you asked all of…
Kailua Beach
By Ronnie Smith Word Count: 66 Rating: G Summary: A relaxing visit to the beach. waves flatten, their alter-selves layer-glaze the shore, lazy white foam rope wiggles back and forth, snapped to powder beneath…
Ithilien: A Lord of the Rings Poem
By Vanessa Parry Word Count: 522 Rating: G Summary: Legolas helps the woods of Ithilien sing again. Legolas could feel the wrongness of the place as he entered the clearing. Something was in…
Tolkien: Maker of Middle Earth
Once-in-a-generation. Such is the epithet Bodleian Libraries in Oxford use to describe their current exhibition, running from 1 June until 28 October 2018 (after which it moves to New York to be open between 25…