#Spooktober 30: The Shadow Bride

October 30, 2022

The Shadow Bride is a poem by J.R.R. Tolkien included in the little-known poetry collection The Adventures of Tom Bombadil.

We take a look at it today on my Patreon, alongside some possible inspiration.

movies and tv

Unveil: Jadewind

Well, I did something unusual: I watched a Chinese TV series that has no English dubbing, just subtitles. Which makes it hard to do it while I work because I have to pay more attention to the subtitles, but I guess it’s useful to hone

April 12, 2026 6:24 pm

books and literature

Fox Friday: The Fox by D.H. Lawrence

The two girls were usually known by their surnames, Banford and March. They had taken the farm together, intending to work it all by themselves: that is, they were going to rear chickens, make a living by poultry, and add to this by keeping a

April 10, 2026 9:00 am

architecture, engineering and construction

Who EIRs the EIR?

There’s a game I’d like to play (queue The Cranberries): take two EIRs from the last month, any project really, and delete project name and phase. Then place them in front of somebody else and ask them to guess. Which kind of project? Is it

April 8, 2026 9:00 am