Tag Archives: On Fairy-Stories

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 | 10 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 →

Posted in L.M. Montgomery | Tagged Anne of Green Gables, Anne With an E, Emily of New Moon, Emily's Quest, Kilmeny of the Orchard, L.M. Montgomery, Megan Follows, On Fairy-Stories, Prince Edward Island, trees | 6 Comments

L.M. Montgomery on the Love of Trees, and Hurricane Dorian

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

L.M. Montgomery simply loved trees. Her journals are filled with notes about trees–the beauty of landscape, like “the groves of maple and birch just turning to scarlet and gold” (Sep 25, 1889), or the desire to disappear and run “down … Continue reading →

Posted in L.M. Montgomery | Tagged Anne of Green Gables, Anne With an E, Emily of New Moon, Emily's Quest, L.M. Montgomery, Megan Follows, On Fairy-Stories, Prince Edward Island, trees | 20 Comments

Mark Vernon’s “A Secret History of Christianity,” review by Wesley Schantz (On Owen Barfield)

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Review of A Secret History of Christianity: Jesus, the Last Inkling, and the Evolution of Consciousness, by Mark Vernon A guest post from Wesley Schantz Rating: 4 out of 5 stars For purposes of calibration or, if you like, conversion, … Continue reading →