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  • Go I Know Not Whither, Bring Back I Know Not What

    With the dawn of a new year, there is this expectation of good things to come, that with the ring of a bell or the drop of a ball our lives have the possibility of changing for the better. We’re often told that those good things come to those who wait. I would expand that idea to…

  • It’s the Most Haunted Time of the Year

    Christmas Ghost Stories as told by Charles Dickens Once upon a time, Christmas used to be the time to tell ghost stories around the fireplace. This tradition was mostly celebrated in Victorian England and other European countries of the time, but I think it’s safe to say that ghost stories have a permanent place in…

  • A Walk in the Woods

    Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown Happy Halloween! With the witching hour at hand, it seems appropriate to tell you one of my favorite witch stories. I first read it in high school and have since come to appreciate its many nuances and not-so-subtle innuendos as worth exploring both as literature and as a study of…

  • Nagini: Loyal Death Eater or Misunderstood Victim?

    My cousins often send me videos on Harry Potter theory, because they know I love the story, and most of the time I shake my head and laugh. However, every now and again they send me one that has me reaching for my books to verify the facts. Up until now, I haven’t added my…

  • The Road Goes Ever On and On…

    Have you ever found yourself at a crossroads? You know, a point in your life where you don’t know if you should take a sharp turn or keep going straight? In one of my journeys playing Dungeons and Dragons, my friends and I were given the choice – left or right? Stubborn, contrary, and more…