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The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis - Narrated by Benjamin Struck

The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis - Narrated by Benjamin Struck

Finally in Narnia! The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis - Narrated by Benjamin Struck

Finally, the characters set foot in Narnia. C.S. Lewis' story of creation is incredibly beautiful. Interestingly enough, his creation story is quite similar to J.R.R. Tolkien's story at the beginning of the Silmarillian. Both include all of the universe joining in melodious, harmonizing song. I think the idea of singing being part of creation makes perfect sense, as music has always connected us to something else, something past the physical. The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis - Narrated by Benjamin Struck

The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis - Narrated by Benjamin Struck

This chapter is when, in my mind, the book really begins to sound like C.S. Lewis. In all of Lewis' work that I've read, he wasn't huge on the idea of world building. Even in his famous space trilogy, where he is quite literally "building worlds," he seems to skip past the heavy background information and get right to his philosophical points (which I like, don't get me wrong). In the Beginning of The Magician's Nephew, Lewis spends an odd amount of time setting up the villain of his series, The Chronicles of Narnia. In fact, several chapters are devoted, subtly and not so subtly, to giving background to the White Witch. While he does a spectacular job doing this, it doesn't seem as "rushed to the point" as he usually writes. Lewis takes his time here, in the first few chapters of the first book, to really set the antagonist's tone. In this chapter and the chapters following, he begins to jump back into his familiar, Narnian style. The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis - Narrated by Benjamin Struck

The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis - Narrated by Benjamin Struck

The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis - Narrated by Benjamin Struck

Trying a new mode of audio processing for this one. The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis - Narrated by Benjamin Struck

The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis - Narrated by Benjamin Struck

The first chapter of the first book in the Chronicles of Narnia. An integral part of my childhood, this book is a wonder of literal world-building that sets the stage for the rest of this famous series. The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis - Narrated by Benjamin Struck

This is a short poem I wrote while in the middle of Parent-Teacher Conferences this last year. I was trying to write my stress away. If you would like to see more content, please like the video and subscribe the the channel!

This is a short poem I wrote while sitting on the shore of Lake Johanna in the early Autumn. The waves were crashing pleasantly and a cool breeze was coming up off the water. If you would like to see more content, please like the video and subscribe the the channel!