JRR Tolkien
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Of Wizards, Witches, and Coming Home
Today is one of those bright, gentle, gray summer days I love so much. My chair arrived a day early, so now I’m fully situated at my new desk and feeling very calm & cozy with some vanilla chamomile tea. When we arrived back yesterday after a weekend of travel, it really felt like coming Continue reading
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Tolkien’s Beowulf – Brief Impressions
Last night I finished JRR Tolkien’s translation of Beowulf. I had read it previously, translated by Seamus Heaney, and wrote all of six sentences on it-–yikes! My memory of the first reading is very scanty, and that sure doesn’t help. Tolkien’s translation is somewhat controversial. Some people consider it bad, some people think he wouldn’t Continue reading
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Starting Over in October
Dear readers, September was a rough month on all fronts—work, life, mental health. When October finally crept up on me, I was a little sad time had passed so quickly and in such dreary ways. Happily, the change has been for the better, and I can at last feel the spark of hope Jordan expresses Continue reading
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