Spirit of the River

Today, I would like to talk about the kind of dreams you do not lose: the dreams you have at night. Do you remember you dreams? Do you write them down? Do you ever think about what they might mean? (I'm honestly interested, so use the comments to tell me) I used to write my dreams down in the past. I was able to fill up more than a whole notebook with them (unfortunately I don't have that one any more). I started another notebook for dreams recently, but I do not remember as many dreams as I used to. This might be connected with the fact that I am not as creative any more, and that I have lost quite a bit of motivation and do believe less in my other dreams (i.e. the kind of dream that you wish would happen in your life). I do miss having really vivid dreams because even though it only happened very rarely, I was able to experience some great things in my dreams. Other times, my dreams mirror the frustrations in real life. One dream I can remember very well without even...

The following text is a fan fiction based on the world and characters created by J.R.R. Tolkien. It tells a story that has not been told within Tolkien's work, but a story that is worth telling. This is my first, and most likely last, fan fiction, as I would like to focus on writing my novel from now on. But I felt I needed to tell this story. Bard and Lucinda I am not know for my talent as a teller of stories, yet today I have a story for you. A story that I have been a part of, a story that usually remains untold. It is a quiet story, a tragic story. The kind of story people do not care much about as it is not about dragons, war, or violence. The beginning of the story was told to me by Bard, also known as the Bowman, slayer of the dragon Smaug. King of Dale. A noble man who managed to impress even me. I only learned about the early part of the story after I had known Bard, may he rest in peace, for a long time. I enter the story at a later part, and at that stage did no...

Why I was dreading the movie and at the same time looking forward to it For many years, Christoper Lee has been my one and only Dracula. I never was attracted to any of the new vampire movies. When I heard that Luke Evans would be Dracula in an origin story of Dracula, I was on one hand very hopeful, and on the other hand I was worried it would destroy my image of Luke Evans as a good actor. He had come into my spotlight with his portrayal as Bard the Bowman in "The Hobbit - Desolation of Smaug". I had not expected to be so impressed by Bard. Luke Evans portrayed Bard in a way that turned him into one of my favourite characters. During one scene, with one look that put so much raw emotion into it, he gave me hope that there are indeed still good young actors out there.  But when I heard he would be Dracula, my thoughts were: "Oh, oh. Wow. That will either make him or break him." When I went to the movies today (in Aberdeen, Scotland), I was very excited. An...