On Holidays, Hope, and Home

At the end of The Return of the King (the novel version), Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin, have gone through an extraordinary adventure to save the world and look forward to returning to the comfort of home. As the Hobbits enter the Shire, however, the evil wizard Saruman has conquered it and everything is black…

Presents of Easter – Some Whovian Change

In my life, I’ve received some great secular Easter gifts that come in pastel baskets: various books (usually Star Wars), nifty pen sets (I’m an office supply fanatic), high-quality chocolate bunnies, and, my favorite, the $5 in change my grandparents give every year. While $5 isn’t much, it’s not really about the money.  It’s about…