Of Dragons, Fairies, and Books

I did it. I finally did it. I have read the original “abridgement” of The Princess Bride. It all started with a boy whose dad read him a...

Okay, an acquaintance I know through work allowed me to borrow this book. And, I decided to write a review since it dabbled a bit in...

It was a year before the Pevensies returned to Narnia. I don’t think that we should wait that long for our next visit. Do you? :-) The...

A star-crossed romance. Done right, it’s a beautiful thing. Depending on one’s definition, the last three quarters of The Spectrum...

Little is known about the Golden Age of Narnia. All that most people know is that it began when the Pevensies defeated the White Witch...

Finally, at long last we are returning to Vindor, apparently also known as Paracosmia. I’ve been meaning to get this book, and I got it...

“Courage and love in a strange place and time . . . .” There’s the little teaser on the front of the book I wish to share with you. At...

A little while ago, I introduced you to the chronologically first Narnia book. Now, I’m going to introduce you to the book that started...

I wrote this three years ago during the week before my grandma's funeral. I just wanted to make sure that it wouldn't get lost. My...

Possibly the first fantasy world I was introduced to, aside from fairytales, was Narnia. I met Aslan thanks to BBC’s version of The Lion,...

I’m going to share with you a childhood favorite of mine. At least, one of its film versions was. It was originally a ballet based on old...

Now, since this is the last book of four, there will no doubt be spoilers throughout. So if you don’t want spoiled stop right here and...

Ugh, you’d think that there would be a simple way to locate various new versions of Santa Claus. No such luck. Well then, I guess I’m...

The North Pole home, toy-making elves, eight named reindeer, and a good wife. These were the things that became associated with Santa...

In the early Middle Ages and onward for several centuries, there was no talk of Saint Nicholas (aside from the Church) or some other...

We have all grown up with Santa Claus. It’s a little difficult, if not impossible to miss Santa around Christmas time. In fact, some...

Jasmine stared at Ali as he just stood on the opposite side of the railing, as if it was the most natural thing in the world. “Sometimes,...

Week two of NaNoWriMo. My work schedule is making it a little more interesting this year, and making me wish I had a tablet for the long...

Here we are at the very start of National Novel Writing Month! I will try to share at least a short post with you each weekend, to tell...

Iconic opening lines. We know them because they open a gateway to a classic. I am currently thinking of, “In a hole in the ground there...