Tag Archives: On Fairy-Stories

C.S. Lewis and the Shape of Story: An Interactive Book Talk on Inkling Folk Fellowship

Posted on November 5, 2026 by Brenton Dickieson

What is the shape of story? In an early talk that became “On Stories“–published as an essay for the first time together with J.R.R. Tolkien‘s classic “On Fairy-Stories,” C.S. Lewis wants us to think about the lost art of atmosphere … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, fantasy, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Narnia, narratology, On Fairy-Stories, On Stories, writing | 2 Comments

Being Hnau in the Age of AI: A View from Hogwarts (for Mythmoot XII)

Posted on June 9, 2025 by

A technical note to readers: I have been banned from Facebook and Messenger–hopefully temporarily, as I am not guilty of espionage or whatever the issue is. If you are one of the more than 500 readers who use Facebook to … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links | Tagged AI, Authentic Intelligence, C.S. Lewis, Charles Stross, Darko Suvin, fantasy studies, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, Mythmoot, Octavia E. Butler, On Fairy-Stories, Parable of the Sower, Science Fiction | 18 Comments

New Tolkien book on The Battle of Maldon, together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Brenton Dickieson

On the heels of The Fall of Númenor: and Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth, here is another great piece of Tolkien publication news! Anna Smol and the gang at the “Tolkien and Alliterative Verse” blog tipped me … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged A Secret Vice, Beowulf, J.R.R. Tolkien, Kullervo, On Fairy-Stories, The Fall of Arthur, The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun, The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún, The Tolkien Reader, Tree and Leaf | 14 Comments

“Joy Beyond the Walls of the World, Poignant as Grief,” with J.R.R. Tolkien and Frederick Buechner

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

This week, I have decided to share my thoughts about Frederick Buechner‘s recent book, The Remarkable Ordinary: How to Stop, Look, and Listen to Life (2017), and to share some highlights from the text. Drawing materials from his memoirs in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Frederick Buechner, On Fairy-Stories, Surprised by Joy, The Remarkable Ordinary | 12 Comments

Update, with Fundraiser Link: L.M. Montgomery on the Love of Trees, and Hurricane Dorian

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

I was inspired in reading L.M. Montgomery’s Kilmeny of the Orchard to provide a quick update to the tragic loss of so many of the trees at Montgomery’s homestead in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island. I was reading a passage, which … Continue reading →