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    J.R.R. Tolkien: Architect of Middle-earth and Master of Myth

    April 30, 2026 - By 

    Since I am currently reading The Lord of the Rings (just started book two of The Two Towers) I wanted to focus on Tolkien for this week’s blog. I have been rather negligent of my other blogs since most of my time is spent working full-time and writing my newest novel, The Lady of Steam and Shadow, 14 chapters so far are available to read on patreon.com/storytimebyrk  Here we go: Few writers have shaped modern literature as profoundly as J. R. R. Tolkien. A scholar, linguist, and storyteller of rare depth, Tolkien did not merely write fantasy—he constructed an entire…

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    Ernest Hemingway: A Life Forged in Adventure and Refined in Words

    December 15, 2025 - By 

    Few writers have left a mark on modern literature as deeply as Ernest Hemingway. With a prose style as lean as a sharpened blade and a life lived with near-mythic intensity, Hemingway reshaped the way stories are told. His fiction continues to influence novelists, journalists, and screenwriters more than half a century after his death. My post for this gloomy winter week explores his life, defining experiences, signature literary style, and his most important works, offering readers a fuller understanding of how the man and the myth intertwined to produce some of the 20th century’s most enduring literature. Let’s dive…

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    John Donne: The Metaphysical Master of Love, Death, and Divine Longing

    July 7, 2025 - By 

    For this week’s blog post, I’d thought I’d detour a bit into the art of writing. As a writer, I have an interest in writers and their skills with the written word, including poets of the past, and wanted to incorporate writers and poets into my blog posts. John Donne is one of English literature’s most enigmatic and enduring voices. A poet-priest who explored the extremes of passion and piety, Donne’s work traverses erotic longing, existential dread, and divine transcendence. His legacy rests in his dazzling metaphysical conceits—those unexpected, often startling comparisons that stretch thought and language to their limits.…