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"When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty, I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." - C.S. Lewis
Ten writers who mean a lot to me in no particular order. Trying not to overthink it.
1. C.S. Lewis
2. J.R.R. Tolkien
3. Louis L'Amour
4. Frank Peretti
5. Ray Bradburry
6. Craig Johnson
7. Laura Ingalls Wilder
8. Harper Lee
9. Bram Stoker
10. Geoff Johns
Also not gonna overthink this, and the order doesn't matter.
1. JRR Tolkien
2. Saint Augustine
3. Francis Scheaffer
4. Jim Butcher
5. Sigmund Brouwer
6. Brandon Sanderson
7. Robin Hobb
8. Brent Weeks (I think I'm most like him stylistically.)
9. Andrew Peterson
10. The Ghostwriters who wrote the OG Hardy Boys.
Michael John Petty retweeted
Here’s Sir Patrick Stewart reading the closing words of the final Narnia book, “The Last Battle.”
Farewell to the Shadowlands
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Three things I’m thankful for today:
1. Parents came to town for a quick visit on their anniversary.
2. My copy of "Galahad and the Grail" came.
3. Enjoying a quiet night writing beside my wife.
What are you thankful for today?
Very excited for this!
Two copies of The Coming of Arthur by @malcolmguite to give away, out Nov 9 from Rabbit Room
To enter: like, repost, and comment.
Winners Nov 2. US only.
Two more for Substack subscribers. Or preorder, if you’d rather not risk it. Links below.
Michael John Petty retweeted
Silence & Starsong Volume 2, Issue 3 will be here before you know it: eleven new stories and one poem of Christian speculative fiction, from cosmic horror to biblical fantasy.
A short tour of what's inside. open.substack.com/pub/silenc…
It's amazing, too, how often the heroes in "Dracula" pray and rely on the Lord's divine protection and providence in their mission.
Would love to see that better explored on the screen some time rather than another contrived "Mina/Dracula" romance that isn't in the book at all.
“Dracula” is about overcoming the complete embodiment of evil and the complete inversion of God’s created order through the power of the cross.
The archetype of the “vampire” is an inversion because he is undead rather than living, cannot be exposed to light, is parasitic rather than generative, and is often framed in the story as anti-Eucharistic.
And spoiler alert, the good guys win.
There are few stories more edifying for your soul than this classic horror novel.
Oh boy, let's go! Talk about a dream edition.
Also, give Middleborne Arms a follow if you're looking for hand-crafted wooden swords for your family. My girls are a little too small now, but I plan to get them some in the not-so-distant future.
Enter for a chance to win a copy of The Hobbit in deluxe edition slip back illustrated by Alan Lee!
Entry starts tomorrow on the 20th of October!
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I've written about this a few times over the years, but the truth is that horror is a genre where the Christian worldview is perhaps most widely accepted by the non-religious.
It's the perfect battleground for spiritual conflict.
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The funniest thing about this is the notion that just because I write for a certain outlet that I would use a title that's inherently less "spiritual."
Of course, if you actually engage with Lewis' text, you'll see very quickly that "Ransom" is the MOST spiritual title.
"Petty"-minded asshole writing for the shit-eaters @Collider of course refers to C.S. Lewis's SPACE TRILOGY [or as it's sometimes known COSMIC TRILOGY] in its least-used, most grounded & least spiritual RANSOM TRILOGY title.
Just another turd-eater while we reach for the stars!
By the time he gets to "That Hideous Strength," Ransom's role as the Pendragon makes this quite clear. Just as Christ ransoms those he loves, Ransom intercedes for the Studdocks (and others).
As Maleldil says in "Perelandra": "It is not for nothing that you are named Ransom."
Who hurt you?
"Petty"-minded asshole writing for the shit-eaters @Collider of course refers to C.S. Lewis's SPACE TRILOGY [or as it's sometimes known COSMIC TRILOGY] in its least-used, most grounded & least spiritual RANSOM TRILOGY title.
Just another turd-eater while we reach for the stars!
Michael John Petty retweeted
You know what makes me sad?
When The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe came out in 2005, it was a huge event in my life. I counted down the days until it came out and eagerly entered the theater giddily thinking I was going to see images I'd only imagined brought to life.
I remember the minor disappointments where it deviated from the book. I remember being disappointed with the trees being petals instead of actual trees that moved.
But, for the most part, I was entranced. When it came out on DVD, I wore it out. My siblings and I could quote nearly the entire thing. People bought me birthday and Christmas gifts that were movie related because they knew I was obsessed with the books and movie. I'm pretty sure I still have a paperweight with Aslan on it somewhere.
My kids LOVE Narnia...but they saw the trailer for the Magician's Nephew, sighed in disappointment, and said, "That was weird".
I think the saddest thing about this adaptation, despite the technicolor overload, is that the magic has been dampened. The joy and anticipation just isn't there.
It makes me so, so sad my kids can't have the same anticipation I had.
Thankfully the magic in the books is very much alive.
In the wake of all the Narnia news, I was pleased that Collider allowed me to write (albeit briefly) about C.S. Lewis' other fantastic series of fiction: the Ransom Trilogy. If you haven't read these books yet, there's no better time!
collider.com/cs-lewis-ransom…
