Tag Archives: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader

“At war with all wild things”: A Settler’s Reflections on C.S.Lewis and Indigenous Spaces (Iași, Romania)

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Brenton Dickieson

It is chilly and pouring rain here in Prince Edward Island … normal weather for the week of Remembrance Day. Anne of Green Gables and I both love Island Octobers, but I struggle with the dying-dark and dreary days of … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Canada, fantasy, Harry Potter, literature, Octavia E. Butler, Out of the Silent Planet, Prince Edward Island, The Horse and His Boy, The Last Battle, The Silver Chair, The Voyage of The Dawn Treader, writing | 17 Comments

Sharp Novel Minds and Pithy First Lines, with Jane Austen, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Dorothy Sayers, Geo. MacDonald, G.K. Chesterton, Ray Bradbury, N.K. Jemisin, Nalo Hopkinson, Margaret Atwood and more!

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Brenton Dickieson

Sacrificial Fire for Fickle Gods (2023) by Brenton Dickieson O! to speak life-words of fire In a fashion sweet and plain: For pith-like wit, ink-painted flight, A Titan’s theft of flame. Lo! in conjuring these trickster lords, Who rule not … Continue reading →

Posted in Creative Writing, Memorable Quotes, Reflections | Tagged Albert Camus, books, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Dorothy L. Sayers, George MacDonald, Harry Potter, Herman Melville, Invisible Man, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jane Austen, L'Étranger, literature, Lord of the Rings, Margaret Atwood, Moby Dick, N.K. Jemisin, Nalo Hopkinson, Narnia, Pride and Prejudice, Ralph Ellison, That Hideous Strength, The Hobbit, The Voyage of The Dawn Treader, writing | 32 Comments

Dour and Daft Reflections of a Prince Edward Islander Speaking in a Nuclear Age, or Words I Don’t Use on Youtube or in Speeches

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Brenton Dickieson

Last week I was giving a talk at the L.M. Montgomery Institute’s 15th Biennial International Conference at the University of Prince Edward Island. I was speaking on what I called Montgomery’s “iconography of the spiritual imagination.” The talk was less … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged accents, Anne of Green Gables, Canada, Canada Day, Emily of New Moon, etymology, L.M. Montgomery, linguistics, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Prince Edward Island, The MaudCast, The Pilgrim's Progress, The Voyage of The Dawn Treader, University of Prince Edward Island | 10 Comments

The Sloo/Slow/Sluff of Despond: Today’s Word of the Day and a Spiritual Truth in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Brenton Dickieson

Today’s word of the day arrives as I am rereading John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress: I do not always find the Word of the Day terribly enlightening, in part because Merriam-Webster only gives a brief etymology. And it is the stories … Continue reading →