Category Archives: Lotr

Sandy Hook

Today is the eighth anniversary of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. I had gone the previous night to a midnight showing of the Hobbit in Nyack NY where there is a “real” IMAX movie theater. A group of … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday J.R.R.!

Happy Birthday J.R.R.! …the night-sky was still dim and pale. There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, … Continue reading

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A Reminder to Hope

I’m deep towards the end of Lord of the Rings on audiobook right now and at last, this oft-quoted here reminder that light prevails. …the night-sky was still dim and pale. There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday J.R.R.

Yes it’s that time again to remember the birthday of J.R.R. Tolkien and to be strengthened by those he wrote of, who may have seemed small and weak but managed in time of need to be strong enough to do … Continue reading

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Little Light Reading

but where to begin?

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