#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.

art and fashion

Bad trips and Broken Promises

Last week I went to see a rather disappointing exhibition at our local Gallery of Modern Art, and the Contemporary Art Pavilion is just nearby, so I thought I’d try my luck a second time and see if the works on exhibition would make up

February 8, 2026 9:00 am

art and fashion

Fontana’s Ceramics in Venice

Last month, I caught the opportunity of a few meetings I had in Venice and stayed around to catch this exhibition at the splendid Peggy Guggenheim Foundation, and it was stunning. You have time until March 2nd, and I strongly recommend you make time, if

February 7, 2026 9:00 am

books and literature

Light, Wind and Dreams

Apparently Robert Louis Stevenson was written into my stars, this January: after reading Larsson’s take on Long John Silver, I wanted to read something Japanese and I picked a random volume from a series I bought a while ago, not even remembering what it was,

February 6, 2026 9:00 am