The Ekron Initiative: Memo 5
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.…
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The Ekron Initiative Special File: The Puritans
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 introduction here. Preface:…
The Ekron Initiative: Memo 2
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…
Fantasy Author Interview: Matthew T. Dickerson
Matthew T. Dickerson wasn’t expected to become a published novelist—at least not by his educators. In middle school and high school, teachers pegged him as someone who should focus on math and sciences. Although this…
The Ekron Initiative: Memo 1
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…
Clash of the Titans and Lord of the Rings: The Story of Peter Jackson and Ray Harryhausen
In the 1980s, fantasy films were common but not always great. Many films got mixed reviews but have built an audience after the fact (Willow, Legend, Excalibur). Other films got polarizing reviews and are still…
The Ekron Initiative: Introduction
Part 1 of a web serial somewhat inspired by The Screwtape Letters. I could hear welding torches and power saws being used on the second floor, close to my room. I looked to the hostel’s…
3am-ses: A Hobbit’s Ramadan
By Noor Yusuf When Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End awoke in the early hours of a spring morning, it was not by the hand of a ticking clock, nor even the beginnings of a…
The Green Knight and the Deconstruction of Virtue
I can understand why The Green Knight has not done well in theaters. It doesn’t have enough action or predictable plot structure to appeal to a mainstream audience, and it strays too far from the…
Tolkien’s Easter Joke: Good Tricking Evil in Lord of the Rings
Good Friday is a sad time. Easter Sunday is a joyous time. In some church traditions, it even becomes such a joyous time that steps are taken to tone it down. For example, in fifteenth-century…