Getting Better
I think I'm doing a bit better than I was as far as my depression is concerned. I'm certainly not...
Month: March 2017
The Hobbit – Chapter XI – On The Doorstep
This is another chapter that has always stuck with me. It's a little strange that it would have made an...
The Hobbit – Chapter X – A Warm Welcome
A Warm Welcome is quite similar to A Short Rest, and not just because of the three word chapter titles. ...
The Hobbit – Chapter IX – Barrels Out Of Bond
Way back in my first entry in this series, I commented that I like the fact that Tolkien apparently doesn't...
Stop What You’re Doing and Write Something
Yes, you. Right now. Stop reading this and write something. Words connect us across time and space, class and race,...
Knowledge Without Belief
Since at least the time of Plato, people have generally accepted that knowledge is justified true belief. Sure there are...
The Hobbit – Chapter VIII – Flies and Spiders
From the very first time I read The Hobbit, Flies and Spiders has fascinated me. It's hard for me to...
Back, Into The Light (Part 1)
I've wanted to try writing fantasy again, and I've also wanted to write a serialized story. So here it is, my serialized...
The Hobbit – Chapter VII – Queer Lodgings
The title of this chapter betrays the age of The Hobbit (First published in 1937). People just don't use the...
The Hobbit – Chapter VI – Out Of The Frying-Pan Into The Fire
Chapter VI has always felt to me like the end of the beginning. Up until now, Tolkien has been setting...
