Koumoko Meets Dosashu
~ by Amanda Pizzolatto He glanced out the window; the rain had finally stopped, but the clouds still hung overhead, slowly making their way towards other thirsty regions. He gave out a sigh; ‘a little…
Tag: Fantasy
Rudvar’s Journey: New Beginnings
It was still quite early in the day. The sun was just beginning to warm the valley floor as Rudvar, the Hob, slowly made his way back down to his cosy barrow, far beneath the…
The Downfall of Dragon Lady (And Other Odds and Ends from Game of Thrones: Season 8)
Thoughts about (spoilers) Dragon Lady from Game of Thrones (y'all know who I'm talking about): Okay, so I had for at least two seasons on this show predicted that Daenarys Targaryan was on a route…
Angelic Beings: The Ainur and Maiar
The Ainur The Ainur of Tolkien’s Legendarium were beings of spiritual nature who, actually, played the most important role in the forming of the World after Ilúvatar. But their understanding is rather ambiguous. The Ainulindalë…
Sun, Sky & Moon Chronicles Chapter 11: Good-Bye
~ By Adeel Ahmed Rated PG-13 for violence and language Author’s Note: These are excerpts from a series of stories by Adeel Ahmed. The world is an alternative history Earth where Mythology and humans with special…
Tolkien and Pagan Myth
What is the Druidic tradition of spirituality conveyed through storytelling, and what were some of Tolkien’s inspirations taken from Pagan Myth? OK, big subject this, and it’s not possible to provide more than a quick…
Sun, Sky & Moon Chronicles Chapter 10: Last Rites
~ By Adeel Ahmed Rated PG-13 for violence and language Author’s Note: These are excerpts from a series of stories by Adeel Ahmed. The world is an alternative history Earth where Mythology and humans with special…
Tolkien and Kingship
It’s fair to say that Tolkien was a royalist. Although he rarely discussed his political views in detail in his correspondence, in a letter to his son Christopher in 1943 he wrote, “My political opinions…
Sun, Sky & Moon Chronicles Chapter 9: The God Mother
~ By Adeel Ahmed Rated PG-13 for violence and language Author’s Note: These are excerpts from a series of stories by Adeel Ahmed. The world is an alternative history Earth where Mythology and humans with special…
Sun, Sky & Moon Chronicles Chapter 8: Physical Touch
~ By Adeel Ahmed Rated PG-13 for violence and language Author’s Note: These are excerpts from a series of stories by Adeel Ahmed. The world is an alternative history Earth where Mythology and humans with special…