I can’t point to any one book by Madeleine L’Engle as THE “Thunderclap” book for me. Like C. S. Lewis,…
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The Thunderclap Series #3: Wimsey
Regarding Oxford: “There’s something about this place,” said Peter presently, “that alters all one’s values.” That is the quote which…
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The Thunderclap Series #2: Redwall
I believe it was for my sixth birthday that I received this gift: I had already read it – and…
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The Thunderclap Series #1: Narnia
“But it is a real book: i.e. it’s not a book at all, but like a thunderclap.” I recently came…
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Return of the King: An Ash Wednesday Reflection
We just finished our annual (sometimes semi-annual) pilgrimage through Middle Earth via the epic film trilogy The Lord of the…
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Hail to the King, Part 2: The Battle of Theme
This week, I bring you the next episode in “R. A. Nelson vs. Stephen King: A Showdown for the Ages!”…
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Hail to the King: Stephen King on Writing “Right”
I’ve been spending some quality time with this book lately: Oddly enough, this is the first Stephen King book I…
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Hope: A Literary Chorus
Advent is here! As I described in last year’s post, Advent is the four weeks leading up to Christmas, and…
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An Interview with the Author
Well, hi there, readers! It certainly has been a while. My apologies for the fortnight of silence; ’twas unintentional, and…
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Running: Chariots of Fire Meets Lord of the Rings
There are times when running can be absolute bliss. (There are, of course, also times when it can be the…
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