It's true!  My third new release for 2024 is here at last!  A Noble Companion  retells Hans Christian Andersen's "The Ugly Duck...

Today, the Christian church traditionally celebrates All Saint's Day.  The hymn "For All the Saints, Who From Their Labors Rest&quo...

Five hundred years ago, a monk and professor at the University of Wittenberg, Germany, wanted to discuss some theological questions with oth...

My twelfth Tolkien Blog Party is winding down.  But it's not over -- you can still enter the giveaway through midnight (EDT) tonight, ...

In his essay “The Simple Art of Murder,” Raymond Chandler explores detective fiction in general, but especially the hard-boiled kind he perf...

This movie surprised me over and over and over. I first watched Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves  (2023) about a year ago on an air...

Welcome to the Barbarians at the Gates blogathon, hosted by myself and Quiggy over at The Midnite Drive-In !  We're here to celebrate &q...