Archive - Mosley's Marginalia

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Jul 25 •

David Russell Mosley

June 2025

Justice and Pity

A Reflection on Lord of the Rings

Jun 24 •

David Russell Mosley

May 2025

Beginning a Commonplace Book

“I write what I observe in my notebooks.

May 6 •

David Russell Mosley

April 2025

March 2025

Today is the beginning of Lent.

Mar 5 •

David Russell Mosley

January 2025

Smoking a Pipe on a Cool Afternoon

To keep in the spirit of Monday’s post, here’s an old poem of mine which first appeared in Macrina Magazine and then in my debut poetry collection, The…

Jan 29 •

David Russell Mosley

Sitting before the Fire

Sitting before the fire, listening to it crackle, to the popping of the moisture in the logs, is one of my favorite pastimes.

Jan 27 •

David Russell Mosley

On Re-Reading Good Books

Over the long weekend, and in an effort to get myself back to work on my book, Reclaiming the Discarded Image, I started re-reading C.S.

Jan 21 •

David Russell Mosley

Augustine against the Astrologers

An Epiphanytide Essay

Jan 6 •

David Russell Mosley

The Courage of Lucy Pevensie

I’ve had an astonishing uptick in followers lately, all coming from the wonderful Love of Literature. So, to thank all of you, here is a piece that…

Jan 2 •

David Russell Mosley

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