J.R.R. Tolkien Archives

There are times when running can be absolute bliss. (There are, of course, also times when it can be the…

Elves, Effort, and T. S. Eliot

If you’ve read even a small portion of this blog, you know that I am rather fond of J. R.…

See, there are certain things – like how to breathe, for instance – that I sort of expect myself to…

The Hubs and I have been on a 90s movie kick recently. Steel Magnolias, Regarding Henry, The Fugitive, Primal Fear…

I am on a lifelong quest to read everything ever penned by J. R. R. Tolkien. *contented sigh* I’ve read…

As you know, faithful reader, the blog series “How I Became R. A. Nelson” reached its conclusion last week in…

Hello, friends. In my post containing my Christmas Eve poem, I alluded to certain adventures that have made the start…

Today we pick up the tale of “How I Became R. A. Nelson” in high school. I was beginning to…