The Perilous Realm

Tolkien Studies, Queer Theory, Pop culture, Art History, Literature, Original Fiction, Poetry, Academic Work. An attempt at Horizontality. Dismantling the hierarchical value system one post at a time. (welcome art: Sara Kipin ★ logo art: dejja_blue)

Irreverent essays on writing, storytelling, creativity, nature, and art, by an award-winning Canadian writer. Join me in exploring stories worth living in.

Musings about J.R.R. Tolkien, fantasy, children's literature, myth and folklore, elves and fairies, and all things miniature

Musings on enchantment and wonder, especially as a counter-weight to pathological modernity

Tolkien scholarship (conferences, publishing, research, & esp. bibliographies!). ETA: after my June 7 post, I need to warn about an addiction to discursive footnotes and blending academic analysis with reader response (my own!).

My Explorations into Tolkien, Tolkien's Languages and related items.

Director of Development at Imperial War Museums. Tolkien Scholar and author Live in Balham London 🏳️‍🌈

Queering faith and fantasy in the worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien (mostly) with the Rev. Tom Emanuel.