J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit may be the perfect fairytale. It's a little glade of all the best wildflowers amid an ancient wood of such tales, and it can be enjoyed as-is, as a stand-alone adventure wi...

There is a broad stream of Christian interpretation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fiction, especially The Lord of the Rings, which views it as the intentionally, essentially Christian work of an intentionally, ...

In my last blog post I explored the mother tree concept in Middle-earth’s woods and forests. In this one I want to pivot from the science of Arda towards its music. In writing my most recent …

“Race-ing to Gender Arda: A Stylistics Analysis”- proposal

Alt: The limit does not exist

Undoing Babel, Undoing Queerphobia

What’s Up Tolkien Poppers!