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Useful Little Men: George R. R. Martin's Dwarfs As Grotesque Realists, Joseph Rex Young

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

No abstract provided.

A Cosmic Shift In The Screwtape Letters, Brenton D.G. Dickieson

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

No abstract provided.

Tom Bombadil And The Spirit Of Objectivity, Dani Inkpen

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

No abstract provided.

The "Polish Inkling": Professor Przemyslaw Mroczkowski As J.R.R. Tolkien's Friend And Scholar, Łukasz Neubauer

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

No abstract provided.

Hobbit Virtues: Rediscovering Virtue Ethics Through J.R.R. Tolkien’S The Hobbit And The Lord Of The Rings, By Christopher A. Snyder, Zachary D. Schmoll

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

No abstract provided.

Utopian And Dystopian Themes In Tolkien's Legendarium, By Mark Doyle, Robert T. Tally Jr.

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

No abstract provided.

"I Wolde Be There / Byyonde The Water": Consolation In Pearl And The Silver Chair, Tiffany E. Schubert

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

No abstract provided.

The Inner Consistency Of Mythology: The Mythological Kernel And Adaptation In The Golden Compass, Douglas A. Barnim

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

No abstract provided.

Tolkien's Lost Knights, Ben Reinhard

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

No abstract provided.

A Dictionary Of Symbols: Revised And Expanded, Janet Brennan Croft

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

No abstract provided.

"Her Enchanted Hair": Rossetti, "Lady Lilith," And The Victorian Fascination With Hair As Influences On Tolkien, Kathryn Colvin

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

No abstract provided.

Editorial, Janet Brennan Croft

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

No abstract provided.

Michael Moorcock: Fiction, Fantasy And The World’S Pain, By Mark Scroggins, And The Law Of Chaos: The Multiverse Of Michael Moorcock, By Jeff Gardiner, David L. Emerson

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

No abstract provided.

Reality, Magic, And Other Lies: Fairy-Tale Film Truths, Alissa Renales

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

No abstract provided.

The Nibelungenlied: With The Klage, Translated By William T. Whobrey, Larry J. Swain

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

No abstract provided.

The Worlds Of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Places That Inspired Middle-Earth, By John Garth, Mike Foster

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

No abstract provided.

"No Sex Please, We're Narnians": Turkish Delight, Twelfth Night, And The Problem Of Susan, Andy Gordon

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

No abstract provided.

Music In Tolkien's Work And Beyond, Edited By Julian Eilmann And Friedhelm Schneidewind, Megan N. Fontenot

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

No abstract provided.

Myth-Building In Modern Media: The Role Of The Mytharc In Imagined Worlds, By A.J. Black, Maria Alberto

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

No abstract provided.

Our Contributors, The Editors

The Mythic Circle

This is a list of our contributors for The Mythic Circle #42

Falling For A Cornish Maid, Ella Wallsworth-Bell

The Mythic Circle

It’s the girl’s blue eyes that hook me in. She sits at the back of the pub, staring at me through a sea of cigarette smoke and a chatter of voices, incessant as waves on rocks.

Read by Adrian Watts

Six Years After The Wedding, Joe R. Christopher

The Mythic Circle

Arthur: Our wedding is, on this sixth anniversary, still barren. You have not had so much as a miscarriage to suggest a possible later fulfilment. I need to have an heir to my throne. Two or three heirs—royal brothers—would be even better.

Version A read by Kelley Logan and Jon Woltz

Version B read by Nolan Meditz and Jessica Salmans

Editors' Introductions, The Editors

The Mythic Circle

The Mythic Circle is a creative writing journal devoted to fantasy-inspired creative works; it has been published by the Mythopoeic Society since 1987, and earlier versions of the Society’s creative writing efforts extend to Mythril (1971 to 1980) and Mythellany (1981 to 1987). These journals have now been archived in their entirety at https://dc.swosu.edu/mythsoc/ through the efforts of the Society’s archivist, Phillip Fitzsimmons, and digital assistant Benjamin Dressler. All but the current issue may be downloaded for free, and the current issue may be purchased as a digital download or ordered as a print-on-demand title from Amazon.

In its thirty-three …

Betrothal, Lawrence Buentello

The Mythic Circle

Grayson first saw her as she rode from the trees of the forest beyond his small house. The sun, with the last of the light it threw over the hills to the west, illuminated her astride her horse in burnished gold and yellow streaks.

Read by Phillip Fitzsimmons

What Iphigenia Knows, Ama Kirchner

The Mythic Circle

1. Iphigenia is in a void. The space surrounding her is not black or gray, nor is it faded light that tapers off at the edges of her vision.

Read by Victoria Gaydosik

Epic, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

A back-to-the-future Shamanic telling for public recitation Sing in me, Muse, the epic tale of that Earth daughter who shook the foundations of the Dark Towers and challenged in combat the dread lords of tyranny and their master the Patriarch of Death. Before the Book, back in The Dreaming— over eons of Shaman Lore—it is attested that light is restoration for those who are eaten by their own shadows and fire is the bane of phantoms. From somewhere here, Muse, begin.

Read by David Sparenberg

Troll, Kevan Kenneth Bowkett

The Mythic Circle

Once upon a time there lived a troll who guarded a tollbooth on a bridge.

Read by Kevan Kenneth Bowkett

We Dreamed Ourselves Awake, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

One day we all woke up. Every one of us really woke up. We dreamed ourselves awake.

Read by Victoria Gaydosik

Deathwater, Dusk, Meg Moseman

The Mythic Circle

Lead us past the murky lakes, where all is laid to rest and sunk in earthIn overhanging twilight, seeking has no use, and understanding dies.

Read by Meg Moseman

In Memoriam: Ryder Miller, The Editors

The Mythic Circle

Ryder Miller, a long-time contributor to The Mythic Circle, passed away March 15, 2020.