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The Trap of the Withywindle
Have we fallen asleep, lulled by nefarious forces into giving up? Rise and continue the quest. Thankfully, Samwise saved the day for Frodo. I frequently need to hear familiar stories of faithfulness in these dark days.
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Lights, Music, Imagination
Winter can seem a fallow time for writers, at least those who live in the lands of shoveling, ice cleats, and short days. There is Advent, hot chocolate, Christmas preparations, and St. Lucia day (for the Scandinavian among us) to combat depression, but winter still seems a time of “blech” to me. Each year, more…
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Les Malois
A literary vacation in the summer of 2024 took us to Oxford, the Isle of Guernsey, St. Malo, and Paris. Among other reasons, St. Malo is famous as the setting for Anthony Doerr’s sumptuous book, All the Light We Cannot See. St. Malo made headlines at the end of World War II when it was…
Ernestly Speaking 