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Medicine Cord, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

I grasp in my hands today the tail feather of a hawk

Enforced Adaptation, V. W. Massie

The Mythic Circle

Coryann Sayre woke to blessed silence. Then she remembered; there was cotton in her ears.

The Light That Was Lorainne, Dan O'Keefe

The Mythic Circle

One second, I sat alone in my bedroom, in my wheelchair. I stared out the only window at a neighbor across the street mowing her lawn.

Sun-Time, Suzanne Burgoyne Dieckman

The Mythic Circle

Mryeshta sat on the riverback, watching skyrr birds skim over the water in little leafy boats. The sun sat high in the sky.

Cat's Paw, Amy Wolf

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The frozen expanse of Balion Wood was silent, save for deerskin boots crunch­ing against snow.

The Theft Of The Sun, Douglas A. Rossman

The Mythic Circle

It is told that when the great skald Dag Ormseeker was but a mere lad, his mother, the swan-maiden Hervor, sent him off to live with her brother, Ragnar Rune-Wise, the fatherless boy having reached an age when he required the kind of training that only a man could provide.

One Sunday My Son / Cassandra, Dirk J. Verhulst

The Mythic Circle

One Sunday My Son: One Sunday my son ran into the orchard behind the house. Cassandra: You have heard the children cry from the water below the rock: the earth red with blood from the feast of the father.

Civic Hospital, Emergency Ward / Reluctant Spring, Dirk J. Verhulst

The Mythic Circle

Civic Hospital, Emergency Ward: In the waiting room my wife rests her pain on my shoulder; the broken bones are hidden below the surface of her skin. Reluctant Spring: This spring the birds fly low above the trees; their new green skin not yet able to hide the bones of branches.

Sonnet From A Dark Tower, Gwenyth E. Hood

The Mythic Circle

I dreamed a dream of dancing silver water that called a distant kingdom to my mind

Olde Ballade, Gwenyth E. Hood

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Come, listen to the Story Olde Of two Cities and a Friar Bolde

Sean's Retort, Howard Tessler

The Mythic Circle

I hunt to fill my table; to sate my hunger.

The Dream She Never Told You / The River Of Glass / Wooden Masks, Howard Tessler, Zan Agzigian

The Mythic Circle

The Dream She Never Told You: Colors dark and somber from a world buried deep in secrets and lore. The River of Glass: dream rocks in the lonely river black rocks smooth the water’s ripple in a mixture of reflection Wooden Masks: i felt the wake of wooden masks, and wept for city lights through swaying branches, raised

Passage In The Night, Brian Mason

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The fire had gone out and I was unable to get it started again. I had been a Boy Scout and all that, but without dry kindling I could not get more than a few flickers of flame.

A Special Bus, Charles Rampp

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Winter was dragging along its weary way toward spring, which seemed far in an indefinite future.

Mythic Circle #11, Tina Cooper, Christine Lowentrout

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Welcome to The Mythic Circle #11. This issue offers some variations on a theme of Winter-into-Spring, particularly Doug Rossman’s notable "The Theft of the Sun"; let us know if you enjoy the seasonal parallelism. You’ll also notice that we continue to run a lot of poetry, including a series of poems by Dirk Verhulst which delicately probe the terror in everyday life, and a wryly lyrical series by Clelie Rich.

A Comprehensive Index Of Proper Names And Phrases In The Hobbit, Paul Nolan Hyde

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

Indexes the names in The Hobbit, including personal names, nicknames, place names, unique phrases, and invented words.

War And Priorities, Glen Goodknight

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

The issue of our devotion of time to reading and discussing books verbally and in print is called into particular question in times of crisis such as we are experiencing now. The present struggle in the Persian Gulf intensifies a dialog, that if not stated explicitly between people, does nevertheless run continually barely below the level of our consciousness. In this time of momentous turmoil and concern, my mind returns to what C.S. Lewis said in an address he gave in September of 1939, as England was about to be plunged into the crucible of World War II. This address …

Quenti Lambardillion: A Column On Middle-Earth Linguistics - Pointing With An Index Finger: "Five Feet High With Door And Three May Walk Abreast", Paul Nolan Hyde

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

Discusses the process of creating his various concordances, glossaries, and indexes to Tolkien’s languages.

Letters, Kathryn Lindskoog, Mary M. Stolzenbach

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

No abstract provided.

Over Middle-Earth Sent Unto Men: On The Philological Origins Of Tolkien's Eärendel Myth, Carl F. Hostetter

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

Goes beyond Carpenter’s well-known reference to Cynewulf’s Christ as Tolkien’s “primary inspiration” for Eärendel. Seeks out the philological roots of various aspects of Eärendel (star, messenger, mariner, eagle, herald).

The Inklings In America, Glen H. Goodknight, Joe R. Christopher, Alexei Kondratiev, Diana L. Paxson

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

Transcription of a panel discussion at the 19th Mythopoeic Conference.

Arthurian Wantons: Language, Lust, And Time In Victorian Poetry And Drama, M. K. Louis

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

Compares several Victorian treatments of the Matter of Britain. Includes Tennyson’s moralistic version as well as “theologically and linguistically subversive” works of later Victorians.

The Elves At Koivienéni: A New Quenya Sentence, Christopher Gilson, Patrick Wynne

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

Reprinted from Vinyar Tengwar 14 (Nov. 1990). Analysis of a Quenya I (previously unpublished) from a Tolkien manuscript at Marquette University. Points out ambiguities in the manuscript and relates the grammar of the sentence to published examples of Quenya.

An Inklings Bibliography, Joe R. Christopher, Wayne G. Hammond

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.

The Making Of Always Coming Home, Ursula K. Le Guin, Todd Barton, Margaret Chodos-Irvine, George Hersh

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

Transcript of panel discussion from 1988 Mythopoeic Conference. Author, illustrator, composer, and cartographer/ researcher discuss the genesis of Always Coming Home.

Reviews, Nancy-Lou Patterson, Pat Reynolds, Glen Goodknight, David Bratman

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

Outline of Romantic Theology. Charles Williams. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

The Saga of Volsungs: The Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer. Intro and Translation by Jesse L. Byock. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Children and Their Books: A Celebration of the Work of Iona and Peter Opie. Ed. Gillian Avery and Julia Briggs. Reviewed by Pat Reynolds.

The C.S. Lewis Handbook. Colin Duriez. Reviewed by Glen GoodKnight.

Let There Be Light. Ill. Pauline Baynes. Reviewed by Glen GoodKnight.

The Encyclopedia of Witches and Witchcraft. Rosemary Ellen Guiley. Reviewed by David Bratman.

Lewis And Barfield On Imagination: Part Ii, Stephen Thorson

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

THIS IS A TWO-PART ARTICLE. IN ORDER TO READ OR DOWNLOAD THE OTHER PART, FOLLOW THE LINK AT THE END OF THIS ABSTRACT.

Contrasts Lewis’s and Barfield’s views on imagination, and its relationship to truth and knowledge.

Part 1:https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol17/iss2/2

Sexism In Children's Picture Books, Kathy Dralle

Graduate Research Papers

This researcher analyzed thirty-eight Caldecott and New York Time Choice of Best Illustrated Children's Books of the Year from 1985-1990 by means of a checklist to determine if 1) twice as many male characters will be pictured or refered to than females 2) female characters will exhibit twice as many passive traits than do male characters 3) male characters will be portrayed in three times as many careers 4) females will be shown twice as often in domestic/nurturing roles as males 5) male characters will be shown in twice as many instances caring for and protecting female characters than being …

The Portrayal Of Sexual Abuse In Young Adult Literature, Mary Oelmann

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this content analysis was to determine how the characters who are victims of sexual abuse are portrayed in young adult literature. This study examined the characteristics of the child who has been sexually abused, the abuser, and the home structure of the victim.

Eleven novels, published and reviewed since 1980, were analyzed for content. The researcher used standard recommending journals and bibliographies to identify possible novels for analysis. Books selected had a focus on sexual abuse.

The researcher found incest to be the main type of sexual abuse in 64% of the novels. The majority of the …

The Blue And The Gray In Young Adult Fiction: A Selected Annotated Bibliography, Kent Brewer

Graduate Research Papers

Even after more than 125 years since its conclusion, interest in the Civil War remains high. Historical fiction based on the Clvil War continues to appear frequently. Much historical fiction about the Civil War could be used to positive effect in high school history classes.