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Announcing the September Series: Tolkien’s Lesser Tales mountainous valley with evergreen forest against misty sky

Announcing the September Series: Tolkien’s Lesser Tales

Published September 6, 2023 by Alexander

Last year, for the month of September, I did a little blog miniseries, focusing on The Hobbit and some of its less-appreciated themes and aspects.  And, since I really enjoyed writing those posts, and having a theme to work towards…I decided to do it again this year! So, over the next few weeks, we’re going to be looking at three stories by Tolkien…stories which, actually, aren’t under-appreciated in the same way that The Hobbit is.  But they’re also stories that a lot of Tolkien fans might not pay much attention to, or even know about…and that’s a great shame, because…

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Wait what?…is this new blog post series?

Published July 17, 2023 by Alexander

You know those moments in a story that look like they make sense? Maybe it’s a moment that’s swiftly passed over, maybe a character explicitly draws attention to it and offers a half-sensible excuse that doesn’t really stand up to scrutiny, or maybe (and often worst of all) it becomes a crucial point of the story, that everything hinges upon…despite really not making any sort of logical sense. The internet’s favourite rabbit hole, TV Tropes, calls these moments Fridge Logic. Reddit might consider them to be a type of shower thought. But however you think of them, you’ve probably experienced…

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Some admin details: Out with the old (email subscription service), in with the new (email subscription service)

Published September 29, 2021 by Alexander

Hi, A small departure from the norm (and hopefully a much shorter post!) to let you know of some behind the scenes changes I’ve been doing, and how they’ll…

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