“If you expect to succeed as a writer, rudeness should be the second-to-least of your concerns. The least of all should be polite society and what it expects. If you intend to write as truthfully as you can, your days as a member of polite society are numbered, anyway.” Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir …
Today is September 22nd, the shared birthday of Bilbo Baggins and his nephew Frodo. I am reminded that I need to read the books again, including The Hobbit, and that, sometime over the coming winter months, I must watch the movies again…definitely excluding The Hobbit movies… I make no apologies. I’ve been a Tolkien …
