Monthly Archives: March 2013

WIP Wednesday: Hildamay at the Market

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

I thought I would add my piece to the growing Work In Progress Wednesday digital tradition. This is an excerpt from Hildamay Humphrey’s Incredibly Boring Life, a children’s story that I am editing in preparation to pitch this summer. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Creative Writing | Tagged 3 Day Novel Contest, books, children's literature, literature, multiculturalism, writing | 16 Comments

“Habemus Papam!” C.S. Lewis on Catholicism

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

Today’s election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina as Pope Francis I has any of us with even the slimmest connection to Roman Catholicism tapping on our iPhones or opening up TweetDeck. It has been a wonderful clash of … Continue reading →

Posted in Lewis Biography, Reflections | Tagged Bergoglio, C.S. Lewis, cardinal jorge mario bergoglio, Catholic, Christianity, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, ecumenical, ecumenism, Habemas Papem, Pope, Pope Francis, Protestant, religion, Roman Catholicism, Surprised by Joy | 14 Comments

Free Like Form: Thinking about Human Freedom and Poetic Form

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

I have already admitted that I am not much of a poet, and I have even less right to be thinking about poetry criticism. But allow me to transgress my obvious limits for in a moment and attempt a thought … Continue reading →

Posted in Thoughtful Essays | Tagged C.S. Lewis, God, Human Freedom, literary criticism, literature, Paul Muldoon, philosophy, Poetry, The Screwtape Letters, theology, villanelle by william empson | 18 Comments

A Read-Aloud Post for World Read Aloud Day: Reading the Hobbit

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

March 6th is World Read Aloud Day! I wrote a read-aloud post last fall for the Hobbit Read-Along, a merry fellowship of nine writers. When I began the blog project, I didn’t account for the fact that I would be reading … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blogs, Reflections | Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, dragon rider, E.B. White, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lemony Snicket, literature, Puddleglum, Read Aloud, Reading Aloud to Children, Roald Dahl, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, World Read Aloud Day | 25 Comments

Be Careful What You Read… C.S. Lewis’ Literary Encounter with George MacDonald

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

Perhaps one of C.S. Lewis’ more famous—or infamous—quotations is this: “A young man who wishes to remain a sound Atheist cannot be too careful of his reading” (Surprised by Joy, 182). Hidden in this 20th century tweet is the idea … Continue reading →