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February 2019

February 25, 2019

Finding the Real Unicorn: On Stories, Language, and Mythology

Ordinary Time 25 February 2019 The Edge of Elfland Concord, New Hampshire Dearest Readers, Recently...

October 2018

October 15, 2018

Faërie and Other Moments of Wonder in Kids Shows

Ordinary Time St. Theresa of Avila The Edge of Elfland Concord, NH Dearest Readers, As...

August 2018

August 10, 2018

Hiking with My Children: Seeing the World Differently

Ordinary Time 10 August 2018 The Edge of Elfland Concord, NH Dearest Readers, As I...

June 2018

June 06, 2018

All the Trees of the Field Will Clap Their Hands: Trolls, Ents, and Green Men

Ordinary Time 6 June 2018 The Edge of Elfland Concord, New Hampshire Dearest Readers, As...

June 05, 2018

Don’t Take His Name in Vain: The Green Man, Hellboy, and the Consciousness of Plants

Ordinary Time 5 June 2018 The Edge of Elfland Concord, New Hampshire Dearest Readers, Recently,...

May 2018

May 30, 2018

Camping on the Edge of Elfland: Pat Noone and Green Hills Farm

Ordinary Time 30 May 2018 The Edge of Elfland Manchester, New Hampshire Dearest Readers, Not...

May 29, 2018

Chesterton, Dragons, and Cancer: A Reflection on this Chesterton’s 144th Birthday

Ordinary Time 29 May 2018 The Edge of Elfland Manchester, New Hampshire Dearest Readers, Four...

May 21, 2018

Why Do We Tell Stories? What Happens When We Stop Listening?

Pentecost 21 May 2018 The Edge of Elfland Concord, New Hampshire Dearest Readers, Stories, myths,...

March 2018

March 02, 2018

Signed Copies of On the Edges of Elfland: A Fairy-Tale for Grown Ups

David Russell Mosley Lent 2 March 2018 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dearest...

February 2018

February 27, 2018

Christ Is My Druid: “Neo-Paganism” and Christianity

David Russell Mosley Lent 27 February 2018 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dearest...

December 2017

December 30, 2017

On “Farewell Rewards and Fairies” by Richard Corbet

David Russell Mosley Christmastide 30 December 2017 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dearest...

December 29, 2017

On Belief in Fairies: Reflections from Robert Kirk’s The Secret Commonwealth

David Russell Mosley Christmastide 29 December 2017 The Edge of Elfland Manchester, New Hampshire Dearest...

August 2017

August 09, 2017

Fairies and Elves Stopping Construction: On the Care for Our Common Home

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 9 August 2017 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dearest...

July 2017

July 25, 2017

St. Columba and the Loch Ness Monster: The Earliest Extant Story

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 25 July 2017 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire...

July 06, 2017

Deep in the Forest, There Dragons Will Be: Reflections on a Boat Trip Around Lake Winnipesaukee

Creation is not just what we see with our senses as secular modernity has taught...

July 03, 2017

An Uncomfortable Comparison: David Russell Mosley and Tom Riddle

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 3 July 2017 The Edge of Elfland Manchester, New Hampshire...

June 2017

June 27, 2017

Trying to Say “God”: After the Conference Part II: ““Rendering the World Strange: Folk Piety and Imagination” with Jessica Mesman Griffith, Kevin M. Johnson, and David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 27 June 2017 The Edge of Elfland Manchester, New Hampshire...

June 26, 2017

Trying to Say “God”: After the Conference Part I: Reflections

I'm not sure I've ever stayed up later, laughed more, or generally been happier at...

April 2017

April 02, 2017

Goblins at the Feet of Mary: Reflections on What I Saw During Mass Today

David Russell Mosley Lent 3 April 2017 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear...

March 2017

March 04, 2017

On the Edges of Elfland Is Now Available on Kindle!

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 2 March 2017 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire...

February 2017

February 27, 2017

It Reminds Me of Númenor: Melancholic Reflections on a Rainy Day

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 27 February 2017 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire...

January 2017

January 12, 2017

Wonder-filled Children and Wise Old Men and Women: Lessons in Vision and Wisdom

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 12 January 2017 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire...

December 2016

December 25, 2016

Arthur Elwood and the Charmwood Banshee

David Russell Mosley Advent Christmas Day 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear...

December 16, 2016

Beginning Work on a Curriculum for My Toddlers

David Russell Mosley Advent 16 December 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear...

December 07, 2016

Beginning Work on a Christmas Ghost Story Including a Short Excerpt

David Russell Mosley Advent 7 December 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear...

December 02, 2016

The Giveaway Is Over! Announcing the Winner of and a Short Reading from: On the Edges of Elfland

David Russell Mosley Advent 2 December 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear...

November 2016

November 04, 2016

Reflections on Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell Part I: The Nature of Fairies

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 4 November 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire...

October 2016

October 21, 2016

A (Not so Brief) Review of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 21 October 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire...

September 2016

September 22, 2016

On Bilbo and Frodo’s Birthday: A Reflection on Food and Feasting

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time Nativity of Bilbo and Frodo The Edge of Elfland Hudson,...

September 16, 2016

On the Edges of Elfland Is Available for Purchase!

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time St. Ninian The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear...

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