Category Archives: Reflections

The Inklings & King Arthur, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Beowulf: Spring 2027 MA Courses at Signum University

Posted on October 29, 2026 by Brenton Dickieson

I wanted to share the news of this great line-up of Signum courses this coming January. I know and admire each of these preceptors, and had a little part to play in the background of the Inklings & Arthur and … Continue reading →

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Trumpkin Derangement Syndrome and Book Review Bulverism

Posted on March 20, 2026 by Brenton Dickieson

I have a book on the way to print. Woo! and hoo! I thought my dominant feeling would be pride when I finally spoke those words. I probably will feel pride when, in the tradition of authors for the last … Continue reading →

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L.M. Montgomery’s Backwoods Tale of Hilarity and Romance: Carolyn Strom Collins and The Blue Castle Manuscript (MaudCast S03E01)

Posted on March 10, 2026 by Brenton Dickieson

Hello kindred spirits! I’m back with another episode of the MaudCast, the podcast of the Lucy Maud Montgomery Institute. In S03E01, we are talking about The Blue Castle manuscript. This conversation with Carolyn Strom Collins is inspired by a book … Continue reading →

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Walk With Me Through Narnia (March SPACE Class on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)

Posted on February 24, 2026 by Brenton Dickieson

You have probably guessed by now that I’m pretty committed to the idea of pilgrimage. I chose “A Pilgrim in Narnia” as the name for this site because I wanted to capture that feeling of walking with characters in a … Continue reading →

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Fake Memes, Broken Dreams, and C.S. Lewis’s Apocalypse of the Imagination (Mythmoot Keynote)

Posted on February 6, 2026 by Brenton Dickieson

Dear Friends, I am very pleased to share this talk with everyone: “The Long Defeat: C.S. Lewis’s Apocalypse of the Imagination.” For various reasons, I was unable to deliver my keynote live to the folks at Mythmoot X. Rather than … Continue reading →

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