The theme for Tolkien Reading Day 2023 is Travel and Adventure. This is quite perfect, in light of a (fingers crossed) trip to France with two of my friends in the autumn. It might also be good for me to have some balance, as I am rather attached to the ideas of home, roots, andContinue reading “Tolkien Reading Day 2023”
Author Archives: twenty-something
Book Suggestions
2022 has been a year which has, in a sense, rekindled my reading life, and awoken my academic self in a tangible way. I highly recommend beginning your year with study and new perspectives. The five weeks I spent at school last winter had rather far-reaching effects, from developing a passion for Beauty, to expandingContinue reading “Book Suggestions”
July Fog
An early morning July fogSuffocating my surroundings in obscurityMy way is unclear. Chapters closing ceaselesslyAnd predictability lies in the constancyOf more confusion. I clench my teethAnd claw relentlessly at my scalpIt hurts. It hurts. My heart is tiredRefugees are not the only displacedWhere indeed, is home? What is life?A frantic rush to find a pathYetContinue reading “July Fog”
Stop.
The morning is glorious, though I have not a proper porch to sit upon and enjoy it. What does one call a detached set of five steps to get into the first door leading into one’s building? Whatever we’d like to call it, I am reclining (ha!) on one of said stairs, with my backContinue reading “Stop.”
A Blessing for the Little One
My life is about to undergo a significant change, as I live through these last several weeks of my nanny job. It feels like the ending of another chapter, although I hope the relationship strongly established with the little one will continue throughout the story of life. I hope I am a safe place forContinue reading “A Blessing for the Little One”
The Curse of Possessions
I am attempting to have a yard sale today. Why do I have so crazy much stuff? We have recently acquired another roommate, and I also have tentative plans that have finally given me the necessary motivation to seriously downsize. Plus, I am asking the question: which do I want most- the stuff or theContinue reading “The Curse of Possessions”
Catnap
It’s a little kittyChilling on my lap;She’s becoming quite contentAnd might just take a nap. Her eyes are dropping slowly shutThe house lies in repose,For Bubba has gone off to schoolAnd Sis is still a-doze. The beauty in the solitudeWith Kitty all curled round,Her paw is covering her eyesMoment with peace-filled sound.
Tolkien Reading Day 2022
“Love and Friendship” is certainly a theme I can get behind 100%. After all, I am a most hopeless, hopeful romantic. “But that’s a paradox,” you might argue. Of course it is. I am a paradox. I am going to suggest several passages from Lord of the Rings for you to read. The first isContinue reading “Tolkien Reading Day 2022”
Simplicity, Safety, and Love
What is it about Little House that speaks to our souls? I’ve been thinking about the Little House paper dolls I had growing up, and I knew they were still tucked away in the cabinet where our games were kept as kids. So, the other night, when I went back to the farm, I foundContinue reading “Simplicity, Safety, and Love”
Me Away From Home
It’s the end of the second week of the adventure. January is a good time to attempt the new and the slightly scary. For me, this looks like five weeks of study and dorm life, over three hours away from the place I know as home. It was time for change, an escape of sorts,Continue reading “Me Away From Home”
Twenty-something 