The Council of Elrond Discusses AI
satire, sort of
Leaf and Lamp with Jared C. Wellman
Leaf and Lamp explores Tolkien, storytelling, and Christian imagination through essays on sub-creation and original works of poetry, fiction, and art.
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Wishes Under the Moon with My Son
a poem
Illustrating Tolkien’s Roverandom: #2 Old Artaxerxes
The second completed illustration in my attempt to give Tolkien’s Roverandom a few more storybook pictures
Can a Mourning Dove Teach a Grown Man to Wonder Again?
A short memoir about how a dove named Sonic became a reminder of God's love for the bruised
Illustrating Tolkien's Roverandom: #1 Rover in the Garden
The first of what I hope are many storybook illustrations for Tolkien's "Roverandom"
Mythos
a poem about the wonder of Story and the Source behind it
A Poem Lost Its Perch
a poem about the loss of trees
Why Did Tolkien Think Fantasy Was a Way Back to Reality?
A new direction for this Substack: exploring the act and theory of Tolkien’s “sub-creation."
How Do You Illustrate a Dog Who’s Been to the Moon and Back? Discover Tolkien’s Roverandom Through Fresh Illustrations
Let's cultivate some wonder together
Elijah's Table, a poem for widows and the fatherless
A short poem inspired by 1 Kings 17