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My Literary Introduction to Eels
Poaching is ravaging the populations of endangered eels. I first discovered eels were edible in a C.S. Lewis novel.
Will Putin Use the Deplorable Word?
In Lewis’s “Magician’s Nephew,” Queen Jadis uses the “deplorable word” to end all life–not unlike Putin threatening nuclear annihilation on Ukraine.
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See, This Coal Has Touched Your Lips
The image of God touching the lips of Isaiah and Jeremiah shows up in C.S. Lewis’s “Voyage of the Dawn Treader.”
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Is a Fair Election Fight Still Possible?
“Prince Caspian” has a fight that foregrounds the issues the U.S. confronts regarding free and fair elections.
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