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J.R.R. Tolkien
Happy Birthday C.S. Lewis
“We were talking of DRAGONS, Tolkien and I In a Berkshire bar. The big workman Who had sat silent and sucked his pipe All the evening, from his empty mug With gleaming eye glanced towards us: “I seen ’em myself!” he said fiercely.” C.S. Lewis Today, I am celebrating C.S. Lewis’s birthday by drinking tea […]
MoreA Soldier’s Voice
Anthem for Doomed Youth By Wilfred Owen What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle Can patter out their hasty orisons. No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells, Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs,— The shrill, demented choirs […]
MoreA Toast to the Professor
Every year on January 3rd, Tolkien fans from around the world are invited to raise a glass and toast the birthday of this beloved author at 21:00 (9 pm) local time. The toast is “The Professor.” “Home is behind, the world ahead, And there are many paths to tread Through shadows to the edge of […]
MoreA Writer Lives On…
“So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for us to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.” Gandalf, Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring Every November 11th, I am drawn to my most-beloved author, J.R.R. […]
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