Archive - M.A. Franklin's Bluster and Brine

May 2025

The Men of Rohan and Watermelon Candy

How to not hand a weapon to your enemies.

May 29 •

The Last Interview of the Last Elf

May 15 •

The state of publishing, NFL rules, why boys aren't reading, a case against free trade, and more. 9 links.

May 8 •

There Will Be Blood in C.S. Lewis' Till We Have Faces

The inescapability of guilt and its true cost.

May 1 •

April 2025

Pantheon and the Techno-Heaven

A dystopia that thinks it offers utopia. A tale as old as time.

Apr 24 •

April 2025 Links

Tesla reactions, the Alamo, why Google search sucks, and more. 7 links.

Apr 3 •

March 2025

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