How Familiar Are You With Tolkien’s Work?
September 30, 2011Along with CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien tends to receive high accolades in Christian and mainstream fantasy circles alike. So I thought it might be interesting…
Month: September 2011
Givers of Light
September 28, 2011There’s a certain pleasure in the soft glow of oil lamps or candles or in the thought of strolling down a cobbled street lined by…
The Impact of Small Presses on Christian Speculative Fiction
September 26, 2011In the span of a few short years, small traditional publishers have begun to make an increasing impact in the arena of Christian speculative fiction….
An Interview at The Writer’s Lair
September 23, 2011If you’ve been around here any length of time, you’ll know I don’t talk a lot about myself and my writing. That being said, I…
Monster in the Hollows, Day 3: The Impact of the Arts
September 21, 2011Who among us hasn’t experienced that peculiar, delightful stirring of the soul that comes through a creative work? We read a book and between the…
Monster in the Hollows, Day 2: The Family Connection
September 20, 2011In literature as a whole and particularly literature for young adults, family ties are often weak or disintegrating and parental figures absent or abusive. Granted,…
Monster in the Hollows, Day 1: A Review
September 19, 2011Several years ago, I stumbled across a book with an unusual title: On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness. It had an even…
On the Mixing of Mythologies
September 16, 2011Only in fairy tales can a heart live outside the body for years without end, and indeed the detached heart occurs in a number of…
The Literary Sweet Spot
September 14, 2011Several days ago, Becky Miller posted over at Speculative Faith on The It Factor, the elements which make us want to choose one novel out…
The Relationship of Beauty and Truth
September 9, 2011“Beauty is the only stuff in which Truth can be clothed; and you may, if you will, call Imagination the tailor that cuts her garments…