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Where Words Become Keepsakes

👁️ 11 viewsThe Pen of Middle-earth, Part V: The Slowness of Creation – What Tolkien’s Pen Teaches Us
Part V reflects on the deeper lesson in Tolkien’s writing process — the virtue of slowness. His dip pens, pauses, and deliberate strokes shaped not only his words but his imagination itself. This chapter explores how friction, patience, and craft can transform the way we create.

👁️ 18 viewsStephen King: The Master Of Strange Premises And Unsettling Truths
Stephen King has a talent for turning the strange into something uncomfortably familiar. His stories may start with bizarre premises, but they always land somewhere deeply human. This essay explores why his worlds grip us, and how their film adaptations continue to shape modern storytelling.

👁️ 33 viewsThe Pen of Middle-earth, Part IV: Recreating Tolkien – Modern Calligraphers and Fountain Pen Enthusiasts
Part IV follows the modern revival of Tolkien’s writing style — from fountain-pen enthusiasts hunting vintage nibs to calligraphers recreating Tengwar stroke by stroke. This chapter explores how today’s writers rediscover the rhythm, patience, and beauty that defined Tolkien’s handmade craft.

👁️ 30 viewsWhen the sky fell, it never stood upright again
In Greek myth, Uranus was the primordial sky, overthrown by his son Cronus in the first cosmic rebellion. Today, the planet Uranus carries an uncanny parallel—tilted on its side as if struck down. This blog explores how a mythic fall and a planetary catastrophe come together in a story where astronomy and mythology speak the same language.

👁️ 48 viewsThe Pen of Middle-earth, Part III: The Script of Arda – How Tools Shaped Language
Part III explores how Tolkien’s writing tools shaped the very scripts of Middle-earth. The form of Tengwar and Cirth emerged from the angle of his nib, the rhythm of his hand, and his deep knowledge of medieval manuscripts — turning language into visual art and craft into mythology.

👁️ 51 viewsEchoes of the Five Rivers, Part 9: Reflections, Continuity & the River That Remembers
Folklore doesn’t belong to the past — it belongs to everyone who listens. The stories still flow, carrying us back to who we are.



