Where the Stars Are Strange: J. R. R. Tolkien and Me
“The best books show us who we were when we first read them, who we are now, and who we may yet become.”
The Lord of the Rings
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The Lord of the RingsHere are dragons
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Austin Gilkeson has written for Catapult, Tin House, Foreign Policy, Vulture, Tor.com, The Toast, and other publications. He lives with his wife and son outside of Houston.
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