Tag Archives: Tolkien

Ernesto San Giacomo Reviews: Shadows in the Stone by Diane Lynn McGyver

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from San Giacomo’s Corner: In her book, “Shadows in the Stone,” Diane transports us into a fantasy world that she describes with enough expertise to fully immerse a reader. There are some overlaps into our own world, but they … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged Books, character, dialog, Diane Lynn McGyver, dwarf, fantasy, Indie review, internal description, magic, main plot, main story, Qui-Gon Jinn, setting, Shadows in the Stones, star wars, sword-play, Tolkien, world building, writing | 1 Comment

Eyes for an Eye… Stuart France

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* “You know of what I speak, Gandalf. A great eye, lidless, wreathed in flame.” * I recall struggling to formulate this image when first reading Tolkien’s masterpiece. Even with the help of the cover illustrations it seemed to me … Continue reading →

Posted in Spirituality, Stuart France, symbolism | Tagged Ancient Egypt, art, Books, Films, interpretation, meaning, Mythology, psychology, story, symbolism, The Silent Eye, Tolkien | Leave a comment

Superwoman, excusues and a re-post…

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Sue Vincent

“Well, some days you are Superwoman and can do anything…” The electric wheelchair was stuck in deep gravel, unable to go either forwards or backwards. It needed to move the few feet to the concrete path, but each attempt only … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged fantasy, fantasy tropes, learning from stories, reading, Stephen Donaldson, storytelling, Sue Vincent #Mythology, Tolkien | 45 Comments

Growing up with a book…

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Jessica Bakkers, after reading Mae Clair’s post at Story Empire, posted about five books that had, as she put it, made her, ‘her’. There is no way on this earth that I could pick just five books… not unless it … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged childhood, Dion Fortume, fantasy, literature, Narnia, Rampa, reading to children, Tolkien | 37 Comments

Christopher Tolkien, last of the Inklings ~ M. C. Tuggle

Posted on December 8, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from M.C. Tuggle, Writer: Hannah Long gives a well-deserved tribute to J.R.R. Tolkien’s son and literary heir Christopher in the latest Weekly Standard. Long’s introduction to Christopher Tolkien’s life work includes insights into what makes the elder Tolkien’s stories … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged fantasy, fiction, Tolkien | 2 Comments

Frankenstein, Gollum and the unseen will…

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Sue Vincent

“I’m re-reading Tolkien,” said my son. “Cool. How far have you got?” “The riddles in the dark bit.” That made me smile, as we’d taken inspiration from that chapter for the December workshop. “What do you reckon… when Gollum says … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye | Tagged Frankenstein, god, golem, Gollum, Hobbit, identification, Lord of the Rings, LOTR, love, mary Shelley, psychology, science, spirituality, symbolism, Tolkien | 8 Comments

Eyes for an Eye… Stuart France

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Posted in Art, Books | Tagged Ancient Egypt, Films, interpretation, meaning, Mythology, psychology, story, symbolism, The Silent Eye, Tolkien | 3 Comments

When reviews really matter…

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Sue Vincent

From the archives April 2015: Image source reddit.com “Bilbo Baggins was a Hobbit who lived in his Hobbit hole and never went for adventures, at last Gandalf the wizard and his Dwarves persuaded him to go. He had a very … Continue reading →