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"Born of Hope" review
It took me three weeks, but I finally managed to watch Born of Hope, the fan-movie about Arathorn and Gilraen. (It's here, in case someone on my flist hasn't seen it yet.) Once again, I kept a window open while watching to jot down my reactions.
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"The Hunt for Gollum" Review
I've been trying for three days to watch the new forty-minute fan film, The Hunt for Gollum (available online here). Tonight I finally succeeded! I kept a window open to type comments as it played, so here are my reactions in "real time."
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Fannish Resolve
I won't call this a resolution, exactly, but it's something like one.
Last year, I'd hoped that by pledging to post here at least once a month, I would be able to develop it as a habit. That didn't really work out, due mostly to the way RL took its toll on my time. So I won't make the same reservation this year, but all the same, I will make an ( Read more... ) -
Deleted Scene from "Sword Dance"
I recently re-found my original draft for the story "Sword Dance," which I'm currently polishing up with the intention of posting to archives. The story originally contained this incident near the beginning. I rather doubt I'll be able to work it into the final version, so I thought I'd post it separately, as a sort of Christmas present to my ( Read more... ) -
Happy Birthday, Astara!
Have a fabulous day full of fun! Many happy returns!
General P.S.: I know I've been absolutely woeful about getting birthday greetings out this fall, and I apologize to all those whose birthdays I have missed!! -
One Character, One Word, One Sentence: Legolas Greenleaf
The Brothers of Gondor board recently had another round of "One Character, One Word, One Sentence" with spooky prompts in honor of Halloween and the spooky_arda "Six Days of Spooky" challenge. Once again, I decided to use this exercise to write about a character I've never tackled seriously before: Legolas ( Read more... ) -
Spooky Drabble: "The Last"
For the "Six Days of Spooky" challenge at spooky_arda.
The LastI am the last, and soon my time will come ( Read more... ) -
"On Fairy-Stories," Part 3: "Children"
Ack! I can't believe how long it's been since I posted. And to think I thought I could finish this project in a couple of weeks...but I always seem to find so much to say when I dig into this essay!
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"On Fairy Stories," Part 2 ("Origins")
* I found this section a little confusing, to be honest. Tolkien talks a lot about what the origins of fairy-stories are not, but he doesn't speculate much about what he thinks they are, aside from the fact that he believes they all have their roots in human experience. People could not imagine things if they had not seen or felt something ( Read more... ) -
"On Fairy-Stories" (Introduction and Part 1)
On the Brothers of Gondor board, we've been having a group reading of Tolkien's essay "On Fairy-Stories." I'd been meaning to read it for ages, and I'm glad that I've finally gotten around to it. The board discussion thread is here, but I'm also going to cross-post my thoughts in this journal, section by section. I'd really love to discuss this ( Read more... )