So what’s everyones favorite kids book?
Sylum Big Bang 2024: Check In
I know some are still working through Spring Fling! But wanted to check in with those participating in the Big Bang.
How’s it going? Ideas happening? Characters/Plot Lines …
I’m still trying to work through Spring Fling, but do have ideas and words written (okay yes it’s a story I’ve been working on but now motivated to get it done!)
Sylum Inspiration: Randolph Andrews
Serenity: Member
Randolph was the son of a Preacher, and he had set out to the New World to make a name for himself. He ended up captured by pirates, threatened, tortured, and finally at the end of it all Turned.
(Dilios Note: He will give you a tale of the Queens Anne Revenge, Mermaids, and the Fountain of Youth … some days you may believe it)
Pencil Day
I keep track of National Days cause they are fun things to put on the blog.
Many times I’ve sat there going – really this is a day? Hence Pencil Day.
I used them all the time as a kid, in school, even college with those scan tron tests (dating myself).
Color pencils are always in use, but I rarely see straight pencils anymore.
Are they still in your house, desk drawer or something completely different.
Mermaid Day
Ah the legends of mermaids and not the Little one. Though Disney’s version is not the Hans Christian Anderson one.
Mermaids/Sirens have been in myths and legends for thousands of years. Are they real? Are they stories made it up as a cautioary tale for sailors?
We may never know.
But for Sylum … of course they’re real. Sparrow want’s nothing to do with them, but there is a crab fisherman who can parley with them.
Coffee House Friday
As we just had Tolkien Reading Day.
What is that one book, series that you always re-read?
I’m not one to go and re-read material there are a few books that I have read numerous of times, but mostly once read I usually move onto the next.
Sylum 20th Anniversary
Okay so one thing for the 20th Anniversary we’re doing is – allowing a download of Family & Evolution.
Mainly because the old Archive died a horrible death.
So we’re setting up that in the month of April there will be available times to download it. After that – to late. This will be the one chance.
Tolkien Reading Day
So who’s pulling out their LOTR books for a new read?
I have them an audiobooks, narrated by Andy Serkis – which is awesome and creepy. I will say it does take a while to get through them while driving as it’s the unabridged version!
Sylum Inspiration: Thorin Durin
Mod: Hunter
Thorin was the son of Thrain who was the son of Thror. The king of an established yet unknown village of Erebor up in the mountains of Norway.
His grandfather Thror was not a kind man, and ruled his people with an iron fist keeping all it’s wealth to himself. In one of his campaigns he brought home a wife for his son, Thrain. Not soon after she gave birth to Thorin. Thror was happy for a strong heir, especially after the disappointment of his own son Thrain.
She raised her son to be strong, caring, and treat all with kindness. It was soon obvious Thorin took after his mother, in all things. He had her dark hair, strength, determination, and as he grew she would smile and tell everyone he took after his grandfather. She gifted Thorin, her grandfather’s sword – Orcrist. A weapon that had been passed down, and made of metal Thorin had never seen.
Thror soon realized that the woman he brought back was turning his people against him, and had her killed, along with his useless son. He set out to raise his grandson to be a strong King, never seeing that by the age of twelve Thorin was already plotting his fall.
Thorin made a deal with Smaug, offering up a crystal that was a family heirloom from his mother’s side. Smaug agreed to back Thorin, and at age sixteen he challenged Thror for the throne. In the end, Thror was dead and Thorin was crowned king.
He married not soon after, but tragically lost his wife in childbirth. She gave him two beautiful sons, Fili and Kili.
For the next twenty years Erebor prospered. Thorin made good alliance with other villages, trading their minerals and weapons for food and grains. It wasn’t until a warlord showed up demanding retributions that they lost everything.
Thorin ended up Turned, his family trying to figure out how to best handle this new situation. Then days later the warlord’s horde ransacked the village destroying everything and everyone.
Spring Fling 2025: Check In
This feels like the longest wait for Spring Fling.
How’s it going? I have a more secure plan just need to finish everything up.
