Monthly Archives: May 2019

“Sometimes Fairy Stories May Say Best What’s to be Said” by C.S. Lewis (Throwback Thursday)

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Last year I introduced an occasional feature I call “Throwback Thursday.” This is where I find a blog post from the past–raiding either my own blog-hoard or someone else’s–and throw it back out into the digital world. This might be … Continue reading →

Posted in Creative Writing, Fictional Worlds, Lewis Biography, Memorable Quotes, News & Links, On Writing, Throwback Thursdays | Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, children's stories, fairy tales, fantasy, J.R.R. Tolkien, lion the witch and the wardrobe, literature, Lord of the Rings, myth, mythmaking, mythopoiea, Narnia, Neil Gaiman, The Chronicles of Narnia, writing | 60 Comments

A Ham of Note in the History of Literature (Throwback Thursday)

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Posted in Lewis Biography, Memorable Quotes, Throwback Thursdays | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Christopher Tolkien, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, david downing, ham, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, letters, literature, Looking for the King, Lord David Cecil, owen barfield, rationing, WWII | 17 Comments

“The Rood of Time,” a Poem by Sørina Higgins

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

For the last couple of years, I have been reading women Christian poets. As my devotional poetry has been so soaked in the work of John Donne and George Herbert, some of this is my curiosity about how women approach … Continue reading →

Posted in Memorable Quotes, Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Christian spirituality, Dorothy L. Sayers, George Herbert, John Donne, Joy Davidman, L.M. Montgomery, Poetry, Ruth Pitter, Salvador Dali, Sorina Higgins, spiritual theology | 9 Comments

The Tolkien Film and the Problem of Beauty: Guest Blog at the Forefront Festival

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

I was very much struck by the recently released Tolkien biopic and tried to capture a few of my thoughts about it in my note from last week. I also received an invitation from the Forefront Festival blog to share … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged art, biopics, faith, J.R.R. Tolkien, love, theology and art, Tolkien | 59 Comments

900th Post! And an Update

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

It’s my 900th post! Why not take a look at some of the blog stats and then provide an update? Since I’m in charge, my answer to that question is “no reason at all!” In general, things are going pretty … Continue reading →