Need a last-minute costume to wow EVERYONE at your party? Spirit Halloween's got your covered. If anyone's puzzled by your choice, just clarify with a line like, "Oh, you know. Like the place where Treebeard once enjoyed the willow-meads of Tasarinan!" You'll be very popular.

Trumps comments re Americans

I have two problems with this possibly well-intentioned statement. 1—Gandalf and Frodo are already on the same side. It's a misleading or at least naive image to lead with. 2—The sentiment leaves out the fact that one side voted FOR intolerance. That was the feature, not a bug.

The New York Times did an "Overlooked No More" article about Karen Wynn Fonstad and I mostly just want to send people to read it, because it's very interesting. Then I added a few words of appreciation of my own. jefflasala.online/2025/01/14/kar…

I say again. #ValKilmer #ValKilmerForever

Must repost this for #MothersDay!

Seems appropriate today for some reason ... 🤔

Hey, look! A project page for The Silmarillion Primer. Hopefully, in a few months, there'll even be a spot in the Signum store! #Tolkien #Silmarillion #LordoftheRings #LotR press.signumuniversity.org/.../the-silmar…

I still see rants and arguments popping up concerning orcs. They can and should be as varied as any fantasy creature. There is no one way they must be in any given world—ESPECIALLY in D&D! Tolkien’s orcs aren’t Faerun’s or Eberron’s, certainly not your homebrew world’s orcs!

Ah! This just dropped today. Part 1 of 2. It was much fun hopping into the NoName Storyteller Podcast! Discussing #dungeonsanddragons, #Eberron, and novel-writing in this episode. I believe the Tolkien talk will be in part 2. creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/no…

Narnians unite! Dr. Sørina Higgins—who knows a thing or two (or eighty thousand things) about the Inklings—is conducting a course this fall on everything to do with lions, witches, and wardrobes beyond the lands of Spare Oom! I literally can't think of anyone more qualified.

Fly! Fly! Part 2 of my NoName StoryTeller podcast visitation is upon us! Lots of talk of The #Silmarillion this time, and Orcs (in and outside of #Tolkien)! And a few honest thoughts about The Rings of Power . . . podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unl…

I've known Alex for 51 years, and we still keep in touch. I love his sense of humor, and I love his dedication to creating excellent music. And of course, I love his loyalty to Geddy: that kind of friendship is rare. So, happy birthday Alex & many more! 💕

Be cautious out there this #Halloween, folks. And be whimsical and imaginative, too. #theneverendingstory

Okay, one more. Happy Halloween, y'all.

A short digression based on a single line of text from "Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife" from Unfinished Tales. #Tolkien #UnfinishedTales

I had a thing or two to say about Guillermo del Toro's #Frankenstein. I'm a big fan of the book, a fan of del Toro's earlier films (Pan's Labyrinth is the best), but in my opinion Frankenstein is a complex topic too many people try to simplify. Even him. jefflasala.online/2025/11/15/i-e…