E.R. Scrivener

January 2, 2025 

I’m so thankful to Story Warren for publishing my latest essay "On the Threshold of Bag End" this week. I hope that it might be a blessing to you, as we head into winter and contemplate the meaning of Belonging. 

Happy New Year, friends!

Books have always been magic, 

their own self-contained, all-encompassing Nook. 

Any kid hiding under her sheets with a flashlight, telling herself, just one more page.

Any lonely soul on a crowded bus. 

Anyone who can go on an adventure to anywhere from their mind without 

money, ticket, or passport. 

They’ll all testify.

E.R. Scrivener