Friendship, Faith, and the Making of Modern Fantasy Humphrey Carpenter's The Inklings is much more than a literary group biography. It is a study of intellectual friendship, artistic collaboration, and the mysterious chemistry by which great literature emerges from conversation. Focusing primarily on the circle that gathered around J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis in Oxford … Continue reading T.A.E.’s Book Review – The Inklings: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, and Their Friends by Humphrey Carpenter
It Won’t Be Long Now – The Hollow Ones #43
Let hope in and know that all things must pass, including all this Covid-19 craziness. Let the darkness dissipate. Let the fear move on and embrace …It Won’t Be Long Now – The Hollow Ones #43
The Young H.G. Wells
He holds a Victorian look and a sense of cool that could only come from a modernized version of the literary hero of that era. I have to wonder if …The Young H.G. Wells
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #444 – Red Coated Dinner Guest
Red Coated Dinner Guest Musings of the Artists Mind The guest is on his way. This is the guest we often both love and are challenged by. We love …500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #444 – Red Coated Dinner Guest
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #96: Mystic Serengeti
Mystic Serengeti: The History: Here’s my story on this… I was studying African masks and wall art at the same time as I was immersing myself in …500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #96: Mystic Serengeti
Revisionist Poetry – “Clouds Over the City” – Up Towards the Clouds, v.4
The perfect day arriveswithout announcement.Glass shines.Stone brightens.The city climbsinto a veil of cloud. He looks up until his neck protests,until the towers seem less builtthan dreamed —their edges blurringwhere the sky touches them. Beneath him, the avenues churn.Traffic, footsteps, horns,the quick argot of noonmoving through intersections.But he stands apart,quietly aiming his lensat the pause inside … Continue reading Revisionist Poetry – “Clouds Over the City” – Up Towards the Clouds, v.4
Aging? Nah, I’m Not That Friend (Revisionist Shakespeare – Sonnet 3 for Gen Z)
Look in the mirror, and tell me straight,Is it not time for you to level up and mate?A fresh face should be made for fresh eyes to see,So use your glow-up now, while it’s still on fleek. What kind of same old look would waste your prime?If you don’t switch it up, that’s just a … Continue reading Aging? Nah, I’m Not That Friend (Revisionist Shakespeare – Sonnet 3 for Gen Z)
Mirror, Mirror, Don’t Be a Damn Fool (Revisionist Shakespeare – Sonnet 3 for Gen X)
Look in the glass, and tell the face you seeThe time of day — before it’s had its way.Now is the time to give yourself to me,Or else you’re gonna watch your best years fray. For where is all that fire your face once wore?Where’s all that heat, that swagger, that damn glow?It’s fading, plain … Continue reading Mirror, Mirror, Don’t Be a Damn Fool (Revisionist Shakespeare – Sonnet 3 for Gen X)
Waiting As It Passes Us By – The Hollow Ones #42
The days drone on and one can hardly tell if society is looking ahead or getting used to being in this pandemic fear. The fear seems to be ahead of …Waiting As It Passes Us By – The Hollow Ones #42
Living Two-Dimensionally
Sometimes, regardless of angles, shading, and perspectives, the figure remains two-dimensional. The funny thing is, I believer this guy could still …Living Two-Dimensionally