The Ekron Initiative: Memo 5
Part of an ongoing web serial perhaps inspired by The Screwtape Letters. Unless otherwise noted, “the Ex-CEO” refers to God, “the opposition” to the side of the angels, and so on. Read the previous installment here.…
Tag: G.K. Chesterton
G.K. Chesterton and Anti-Semitism: Dale Ahlquist Interviews Robert Asch
Ahlquist: Please tell us about your background. Asch: I was born in London, England, on October 16, 1968, of first-generation Canadians, both of them opera singers. My ethnic background is Jewish and English (my maternal…
In Dark I Lie: G. K. Chesterton, Chivalry and the “Babe Unborn”
The English Catholic author G. K. Chesterton was one of the great pro-life advocates of the twentieth century in more ways than one. Although he may appear something of an antique figure in 2020, his…
Chesterton’s Conversion
CHESTERTON'S CONVERSION By James Morris Word count: 318 Rating: G Summary: A poetic version of Chesterton realizing the truth of Catholicism Where do you go to get rid of your sins? Keighley, North Yorkshire, There…
Scour the Horse Anew: An Analysis of G.K. Chesterton’s Epic Poem “The Ballad of the White Horse”
For years, friends urged me to read The Ballad of the White Horse by G.K. Chesterton, which I proceeded to put on the back burner for far too long. It was the poem said to…
The Hitch in Readying to Meet…
In a play on a well-known phrase, I'm calling the piece that follows a slice of the afterlife. In this fantastical short fiction, two famous historical figures meet up in the Afterlife to help…
Magic Must Have a Meaning: Chesterton, Lewis & Tolkien in Elf-Land
It is difficult to overstate the influence of G.K. Chesterton. Apart from the numerous converts who have come to Christianity, at least in part, because of an encounter with his writings, two of the bestselling…
On Fairy Tales: A Rhapsody of Themes from G.K. Chesterton and J.R.R. Tolkien
As a Catholic artist and storyteller, what interests me most are those things that help us all to make sense of the world around us. And what most helps us to make sense of the…