Author’s Note: Origins I have always been a student of the creative process. During my early years in college, I was introduced to the work of Dostoevsky. I read of all his novels, short stories and a couple of biographies. … Continue reading
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Preface The ancient Greeks knew the blacksmith as the priest of metals and his smithy as a temple to the gods.1Fire also had a prominent place in the ancient religion: The role of fire in ancient Greek religion is all-pervasive: … Continue reading
[Originally posted on December 13, 2012 by David Sheppard] I suppose everyone has a story about how they came to read The Hobbit. I’m no exception. The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings have been a part of my … Continue reading
[Originally posted on August 30, 2013 by David Sheppard] I was saddened today by the news that Seamus Heaney passed away. Although I never met the man, I had read quite a lot of his poetry, and it seems he’d … Continue reading
[Originally posted on September 19, 2013] This is a fifty-year-old beef for me. Television series have been retarded in so many ways, but perhaps they are now in the process of change. Here’s what they are now saying about Breaking … Continue reading