Lots of fantasy links and a couple of cultural ones this week! 🙂 Love and Comfort in Fantasy, or Why George R.R. Martin Isn’t the American Tolkien (John Adcox) – While I eschew Game of Thrones for the porn-fest it is, this article is beautiful and excellently illustrates why Tolkien, Lewis, Rowling, and other authors have […]
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Simmer Starters – June 11, 2016
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Simmer Starters – May 21, 2016
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Our Respectable Sin – Laziness (David Prince) – Hard-hitting words here! “We have come to believe that the reason we work is so that we can rest. Work in this way of thinking is a necessary evil, and that is too often the story we tell ourselves. But thinking in this way turns God’s work and […]
Simmer Starters – April 29, 2016
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Parchments (Mike Wittmer) – WOW. Did you ever wonder how much it cost Paul to send one of his epistles? I was pretty astounded… Three Dollars (Adam4D) – As usual, insightful and convicting webcomic fare from Adam4D. I really enjoy his comics but I’m not sure I’ve linked to them before on my Simmers! Make Your Protagonist […]
Simmer Starters – April 22, 2016
Posted in Christian Living, Controversies, Creativity and the Arts, Literature, Motherhood, Simmer Starters, Teen/YA, Writing on April 22, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
I Love Teenagers (The Eventure Project) – YES! Love this. I grow oh-so-tired of the derogatory way people speak about teens, making fun of their immaturity when they’re just at the very beginning of their journey, or scorning their attempts to be adults when this is their time to grow into adulthood. A good read! A […]
Simmer Starters – April 15, 2016
Posted in Christian Living, Encouragement, Simmer Starters, Speculative Fiction, Spiritual Warfare on April 15, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
Finally, a Simmer Starters post!! Here are my favorites from the past few weeks… It’s interesting to see which ones stick out at me most, stick in my mind longest, when I have to carve away at several weeks’ worth of links and choose the best. Sehnsucht (Annie Hawthorne) – This is just beautifully written and […]
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Bethany A. Jennings is a YA speculative fiction and poetry author, a freelance editor, and a lover of artisan sandwiches. Born in SoCal, with a heart and soul raised in many different worlds, she now lives happily in New England with her husband, four children, zero pets, and a large and growing collection of tiny houseplants. She is a firm believer in the power of words to reach hurting hearts, uplift the weary, and pierce the darkness.
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