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Full-Text Articles in Children's and Young Adult Literature
Walking On Royal Carpets / Meteorite, Owen R. Neill, Jill Solnicki
Walking On Royal Carpets / Meteorite, Owen R. Neill, Jill Solnicki
The Mythic Circle
Walking on Royal Carpets: No sun penetrates here, Holy man-light in these halls of halls Meteorite: What news did it bring crashing out of the night
Elfin Corner Trees, Charles Rampp
Elfin Corner Trees, Charles Rampp
The Mythic Circle
surprized each dawn, our morning star and i as crescent moon pales
Giants Of Avalon, Mel Hunnicutt
Giants Of Avalon, Mel Hunnicutt
The Mythic Circle
King Arthur stood in the doorway of his tent, gazing nervously into the valley where the Saxon army camped.
The Betrayed, Erin Lale
The Betrayed, Erin Lale
The Mythic Circle
The long hall is hung with festive banners. Many Khuzhar are here, celebrating with us our victory over another Soft Poofie town, and loot was piled high on the cloth-covered table along with the rib roast and steaming plates of multicolored roots.
The Magus, Mel Waldman
The Magus, Mel Waldman
The Mythic Circle
"Get out of here, kid!" Buster said to The Magus. "You’re finished! Just another Brooklyn bum who made good and blew it."
Lohengrin, Owen R. Neill
Lohengrin, Owen R. Neill
The Mythic Circle
Knight of the morning swan flowing; Light of the waters through time mists gleaming
The Vernal Queen, Colleen Anderson
The Vernal Queen, Colleen Anderson
The Mythic Circle
He came to me. I was still young, growing like new shoots.
The Old Millstream, James Hartley
The Old Millstream, James Hartley
The Mythic Circle
The old mill stream. Sounds corny, doesn't it? But that’s where it was. I’ve been living in a rural area ever since my, er, "retirement," and I go on long walks a lot.
Annwyn Castle / Dragon Sol / Eye Of Miranda, Owen R. Neill, Rhea Rose
Annwyn Castle / Dragon Sol / Eye Of Miranda, Owen R. Neill, Rhea Rose
The Mythic Circle
Annwyn Castle: The castle turns and turns westerly, gleaming westerly, all glass and radiating rainbows. Dragon Sol: the golden blood of gods pounds in your core, searing sea of molten force Eye of Miranda: dark shepherdess of epsilon whose lightless watch and silent cyclic trek
Cinderella's Revenge / Sleeping Beauty / Snow White Speaks Out, Jill Solnicki
Cinderella's Revenge / Sleeping Beauty / Snow White Speaks Out, Jill Solnicki
The Mythic Circle
Cinderella’s Revenge: Sisters, you shut me by the hearth, by the broom and cinders, Sleeping Beauty: Wake me wake me I have slept so long the sun rising falling leaves uncurling crumbling Snow White Speaks Out: I see everything through the glass The tree that forms a roof, a canopy over my coffin,
Sea Spiders, Sue Nevill
Sea Spiders, Sue Nevill
The Mythic Circle
Straight from the sea they come, straight from the mouth of the great bronze god, sightless Poseidon
The Chain, Dan E. Ryan
The Chain, Dan E. Ryan
The Mythic Circle
Ramón Montaña saw her at the Spring Dance and made his way across the crowded dance floor as the room reverberated with the tape-recorded rhythms of U2.
The Little Mermaid, Jill Solnicki
The Little Mermaid, Jill Solnicki
The Mythic Circle
I saw the belly of the boat slide by, silent and seamless as a whale.
Merlusine, Janet P. Reedman
Merlusine, Janet P. Reedman
The Mythic Circle
I had been wandering for a year when I stumbled on Castra Castle. The month was Mys Rhagvyr, the Year’s Wane, and the weather had been cruel and cold, bringing snow and ice and hail
Cairnwoman, Rosamund I. Flambard
Cairnwoman, Rosamund I. Flambard
The Mythic Circle
On a sun-warmed boulder far from the other children in her class, Francie Dunster sat eating her frugal lunch.
Letters Of Comment, Donna Farley, Pat Reynolds, Owen R. Neill, Angelee Sailer Anderson, Ron Blizzard, Ruth G. Mortensen, Anne Valley, C. R. Schabel, Gwenyth E. Hood, Joan Marie Verba, Erin Lale, Amos Hufflebinger
Letters Of Comment, Donna Farley, Pat Reynolds, Owen R. Neill, Angelee Sailer Anderson, Ron Blizzard, Ruth G. Mortensen, Anne Valley, C. R. Schabel, Gwenyth E. Hood, Joan Marie Verba, Erin Lale, Amos Hufflebinger
The Mythic Circle
Letters from readers in The Mythic Circle #10.
Sunset And Dawn…, E. R. Lifeson
Sunset And Dawn…, E. R. Lifeson
The Mythic Circle
In Her sadness, the Mother of All wept.
Secret Of The Golden Bough, Owen R. Neill
Secret Of The Golden Bough, Owen R. Neill
The Mythic Circle
Thunder and lightning lie among the branches, celestial fire sent as pledge on earth
Janus Winked, Charles W. Ryan
Janus Winked, Charles W. Ryan
The Mythic Circle
Jeremiah Sharpe listened to the revelers in the street below, hunched himself against the nagging chill, and listened with grudging envy to the hoots and laughter muted by the dusty, rain-streaked window glass.
M.I.A., Patricia Ellen Flinn
M.I.A., Patricia Ellen Flinn
The Mythic Circle
One morning after a long and fitful night of dream-drenched sleep, Helen Blake awoke and discovered to her astonishment that she had been transformed into a large and dazzling butterfly.
Orc Hosts, Armies And Legions: A Demographic Study, Tom Loback
Orc Hosts, Armies And Legions: A Demographic Study, Tom Loback
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Calculates the likely population of Orcs in Middle-earth at various times based on Tolkien’s use of the military terms host, army, and legion. Uses The Silmarillion and several volumes of The History of Middle-earth to “show a developing concept of Orc military organization and, by inference, an idea of Orc demographics.”
A Grief Observed: Fact Or Fiction?, Mary V. Borhek
A Grief Observed: Fact Or Fiction?, Mary V. Borhek
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Disagrees with Walter Hooper’s contention that Lewis’s marriage was never consummated. Uses excerpts from A Grief Observed as well as letters of Lewis, Davidman, and others. Discusses claims that A Grief Observed is fictionalized, not autobiographical, but concludes the latter is true.
Three Modern Views Of Merlin, Gwyneth Evans
Three Modern Views Of Merlin, Gwyneth Evans
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Examines the use of Merlin as a character in Tennyson’s Idylls of the King, two novels by J.C. Powys, and Susan Cooper’s The Dark is Rising series. Notes parallels and differences in Merlin’s power, role, prophetic ability, link with the divine, and vulnerability.
Tolkien's "New" Mythology, William Edwin Bettridge
Tolkien's "New" Mythology, William Edwin Bettridge
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Discusses Tolkien’s particular retelling in The Lord of the Rings of three basic mythic elements: the quest, its outcome, and the kinds of characters needed to achieve it.
The Bolt Of Tash: The Figure Of Satan In C.S. Lewis' The Horse And His Boy And The Last Battle, Nancy-Lou Patterson
The Bolt Of Tash: The Figure Of Satan In C.S. Lewis' The Horse And His Boy And The Last Battle, Nancy-Lou Patterson
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Discusses the figure of Tash in two Narnia books, noting the imagery of Satan that is applied to the god of the Calormenes.
Following The Middle Way, Glen Goodknight
Following The Middle Way, Glen Goodknight
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Continues his “Letter” from issue #61, suggesting that the Society consciously follow a “Middle Way” between fandom and academia, between exclusivity and eclecticism.
Notes Toward A Translation Of "Lúthien's Song", Patrick Wynne
Notes Toward A Translation Of "Lúthien's Song", Patrick Wynne
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Proposes a translation for a five-line poem in Elvish published in The Lays of Beleriand.
Feminist Myth In Le Guin's "Sur", Barbara Brown
Feminist Myth In Le Guin's "Sur", Barbara Brown
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Argues that Le Guin has created in “Sur” a “myth of women explorers, a myth of female heroes.” Contrasts the fictional all-female Antarctic expedition with historical examples, the latter focusing on the individual and the former on the collective.
An Inklings Bibliography (39), Joe R. Christopher, Wayne G. Hammond, Pat Allen Hargis
An Inklings Bibliography (39), Joe R. Christopher, Wayne G. Hammond, Pat Allen Hargis
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
For entries 34–41 in this series, Hammond reviews Tolkien titles, Christopher reviews the Lewis material, and Hargis reviews Williams and the other Inklings.
Quenti Lambardillion: Runing On Empty: Charting A New Course, Paul Nolan Hyde
Quenti Lambardillion: Runing On Empty: Charting A New Course, Paul Nolan Hyde
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Presents a chart of runic characters used in different languages and periods of Middle-earth history.