Because everyone loves a good story
Posted on June 26, 2026 by Emily Zaiser Wade
Proof number 793 that I’m an old soul: I resonate with a poem that laments the evils of progress…from 100 years ago. On my latest reading of C.S. Lewis’s The Pilgrim’s Regress, I came across this powerhouse of a poem in the last chapter….
Category: C.S. Lewis, Jesus, Masterful Poems, The Inklings, Uncategorized Tags: C.S. Lewis, God, poem, Progress, Social Media
Posted on June 5, 2026 by Emily Zaiser Wade
This week I finished re-reading C.S. Lewis’s The Pilgrim’s Regress, and guys—it was thrilling. Seems like an odd description for a spiritual allegory from almost a century ago, but it’s true. I’d read it before, maybe during high school, so I found plenty of…
Category: C.S. Lewis, Jesus, The Inklings, Uncategorized Tags: biography, C.S. Lewis, Conversion, The Pilgrim's Regress
Posted on May 15, 2026 by Emily Zaiser Wade
Today’s book features my two favorite Inklings: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. In that sense, it’s on par with many other books I’ve read, enjoyed, and recommended. However, there’s a little something that sets this one apart: it’s a graphic novel. Not A Comic…
Category: C.S. Lewis, The Inklings, Tolkien Tags: C.S. Lewis, Graphic Novel, Inkings, J.R.R. Tolkien, John Hendrix, Mythmakers
Posted on March 13, 2026 by Emily Zaiser Wade
There are so many collections of Lewis’s letters that it’s hard to know where to begin reading. On my bookshelf I have his Letters to Children; Letters to an American Lady; Letters to Malcom, Chiefly on Prayer; Collected Letters, and—probably the longest one I…
Category: C.S. Lewis, The Inklings Tags: Arthur Greeves, Books, C.S. Lewis, Christianity, Inklings, Letters, reading
Posted on February 20, 2026 by Emily Zaiser Wade
Happy 8th birthday to Past Watchful Dragons! It was February 28, 2018, when I first posted in this space about my love of reading and writing. It’s been a long and wonderful journey, and there’s plenty more to come. For those of you who…
Category: C.S. Lewis, Creative Process, The Inklings, Tolkien Tags: C.S. Lewis, critique, Eagle and Child, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, writing
Posted on July 8, 2022 by Emily Zaiser Wade
If your heart ever breaks for the brokenness in the world, take heart–the King is coming.
Aslan gives us a small but beautiful glimpse into the justice and joy that will reign when Jesus returns.
Category: C.S. Lewis, Jesus Tags: Aslan, Broken, C.S. Lewis, King, Narnia, News
Posted on September 11, 2020 by Emily Zaiser Wade
Do you ever mourn the loss of English as it once was? Words like “basic” and “extra” do this for me.
Today’s post escalates from a snowball to an avalanche, but C.S. Lewis and I both feel strongly about the preservation of vocabulary. Brace yourself, and then take a look.
(Bonus points if you’ve read George Orwell’s 1984.)
Category: C.S. Lewis, FYI, Uncategorized Tags: 1984, basic, C.S. Lewis, Essay, extra, gentleman, Orwell, Words
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