Let me begin by assuring y’all that I am a self-proclaimed, certified book dragon.

I LOVE books.

Ever since I learned to read, I have devoured books at a fairly unhealthy rate. (My daughter, reading over my shoulder, wishes to protest that there is no such thing as “reading at an unhealthy rate”) I maaay be inclined to agree with her.

I’ve gone through all the usual phases: dog stories, horse-crazy stories, a couple of rounds of fascination with vampires, and then I settled happily into fantasy and have dwelt there ever since.

Movie Reviews, Personal, Reviews, ReadingJenelle SchmidtMay 17, 2021 Comments

Chaos Can't: A Ray of Hope in a Dark Place

If you’re anything like me, 2020 was rough on you.

Perhaps your soul could use a little healing balm.

I know mine did.

Book Reviews, Reviews, PersonalJenelle SchmidtMarch 15, 2021 Comments

An Ancient Fandom: Arthurian Legends

t all started when I read Taliesin by Stephen R. Lawhead

My obsession with all things Arthurian Legend. Well, maybe obsession is a bit too strong of a word. I claim no expertise. I haven’t searched out or hunted down every version of the story there is. I’m not exactly obsessed.

But I am definitely strongly entrenched in the King Arthur Fandom.

February is Fantasy Month, PersonalJenelle SchmidtFebruary 17, 2021 Comments

Hindsight 20/20 and Dreaming Forward

The moment has come, dear Reader, to look back on the year that has past, and to look forward to what is yet to come.

This is the moment for dreams.

But first, a brief glance back at what came before. Shall we look back to that post I wrote last year, when I was still young, naive, and optimistically hopeful for all that would come in this new decade? (laughs cynically)

Ishness, PersonalJenelle SchmidtJanuary 18, 2021 Comments