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C.S. Lewis’ First Letter to his Best Friend

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

@EssentialLewis tweeted out that 101 years ago today, a young C.S. Lewis wrote his first letter to his best friend, Arthur Greeves. Lewis was at boarding school, and Greeves sent a letter a couple of weeks earlier. I thought it … Continue reading →

Posted in Lewis Biography, Memorable Quotes | Tagged Arthur Greeves, C.S. Lewis, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, England, friendship, letters, Walter Hooper | 9 Comments

A Review of “The Chapel of the Thorn,” a lost Charles Williams play by Sørina Higgins

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

Libraries are sacred spaces. I have had the opportunity to make pilgrimage to some of these storied cathedrals. I sat in contemplation at the Edwin W. Brown Collection at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana, not even sure what I would … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged A Grief Observed, Arthuriana, Bodleian Library, Chapel of the Thorn, Charles Williams, fantasy, Gladstone's Library, letters, Margaret Atwood, Marion E. Wade Center, Poetry, religion, Science Fiction, Shakespeare | 19 Comments

Inspirational Letters: The Letter that Changed Stephen Fry’s Life

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

As regular readers will know, I am reading through C.S. Lewis’ letters and will often post intriguing, inspirational, and occasionally hilarious bits from the his letters. I also read letters from Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Dorothy L. Sayers, Dylan Thomas, E.B. White, … Continue reading →

Posted in Letters | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Dorothy L. Sayers, Dylan Thomas, E.B. White, J.R.R. Tolkien, letters, Reading, Stephen Fry | 12 Comments

“I’m a Sad Ass at the Moment” Words with Sr. Penelope

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

Anyone who experiences the ebb and flow of spirit, the up and down of the mental life, will be sensitive to that vibration in the lives of others. Setting aside for a moment the oft-misunderstood realities of mental illness, for … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Balaam's Ass, C.S. Lewis, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, depression, letters, literature, spiritual dryness, Sr. Penelope, The Screwtape Letters | 8 Comments

The Stench of that Unmerciful Haggis and the Lugubrious Jollities of “Auld Lang Syne”

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

I first encountered Robert Burns not through an unusual source. I suppose most here him first in “Auld Lang Syne,” the only song that competes with “The Final Countdown” for top spot as the New Years song. Instead, I found … Continue reading →