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June 2017

June 21, 2017

Sick Pilgrim and Trying to Say “God”: Before the Conference

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 21 June 2017 The Edge of Elfland Manchester, New Hampshire...

May 2017

May 09, 2017

David Russell Mosley Interviewed on Forging Ploughshares with Dr. Paul Axton

David Russell Mosley Eastertide 9 May 2017 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear...

January 2017

January 19, 2017

On the Reader’s Imagination: A Reflection on Reading and Meaning

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 19 January 2017 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire...

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 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 30, 2016

The Giveaway of On the Edges of Elfland Is Nearly Over!

David Russell Mosley Advent 30 November 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear...

November 21, 2016

A Brief Review of Love and Salt by Jessica Mesman Griffith and Amy Andrews

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

November 14, 2016

Giveaway for On the Edges of Elfland

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 14 November 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire...

November 03, 2016

Writing on the Edge of Elfland: Two New Book Projects, An Arthurian Novel and a Spiritual Memoir

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 3 November 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire...

October 2016

October 24, 2016

Reading on the Edges of Elfland: October 24th Edition

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 24 October 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire...

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...

October 19, 2016

Keeping Christianity Strange with Abraham Van Helsing

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 19 October 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire...

October 03, 2016

Can Christians Believe Myths? Looking to Tolkien for Some Answers

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 3 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 19, 2016

Autumn Sweaters

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 19 September 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire...

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...

September 02, 2016

The Atlantis Theory: The Numenorean Connection Between the Works of Lewis and Tolkien

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 2 September 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire...

August 2016

August 19, 2016

Surrounding Myself with Beauty: Human Life as Art with Pope St. John Paul II and David Jones

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 19 August 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire...

August 18, 2016

The Dementor’s Kiss (Redux) and the Problem of Muggleborns: Two Thoughts upon Finishing the Harry Potter Series

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 18 August 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire...

August 12, 2016

Working for Signum University and Tolkien and Tradition

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 13 August 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire...

August 11, 2016

Darkness in Elfland: Tolkien on Whether Fairies Are Demons and a (Hopefully) Fuller Account of Enchantment

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time St. Clare's Day 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New...

August 08, 2016

How I’m Doing with C.S. Lewis’ Canon of Western Civilization

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time St. Dominic's Day The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear...

August 02, 2016

Overcoming Evil with the Common and the Ordinary: Reflections on Harry Potter and G.K. Chesterton

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 2 August 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire...

July 2016

July 30, 2016

My First Book is Available for Pre-Order: Being Deified: Poetry and Fantasy on the Path to God

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 30 July 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear...

July 22, 2016

On Submitting the Manuscript of My Novel, On the Edges of Elfland

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time Feast of St. Mary Magdalen The Edge of Elfland Hudson,...

July 16, 2016

The Dementor’s Kiss: What Is a Soul and Can You Lose It?

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 12 July 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire...

June 2016

June 27, 2016

Visions of Sophia and the Heavenly Country: Review of The Heavenly Country by Michael Martin

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time Feast of St. Cyril of Alexandria The Edge of Elfland...

June 22, 2016

Are the Elves in C. S. Lewis?

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time Feast of St. Alban The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New...

June 16, 2016

The Salvation of Eustace: The Reason Why the Children Go to Narnia

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time St. Colman McRhoi The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire...

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