the lost christmas missives: arlin
Not surprisingly, the only place I have ever encountered a name like “Arlin” is in Lord of the Rings, the greatest fantasy film ever made. In my day, kids took classes for literary works like Lord of the Rings and Star Trek. We did scholarly things like write papers entitled “Third Order Declensions in Elvish and Klingon” and “The Sacred Feminine in Captain Kirk Fanfiction.” I even had a class in comic books. Now that, sir, is an education. I mean, look at me now! I write copy for condiment companies! But did you know kids these days get to take classes in Harry Potter and Twilight? We have to draw a line somewhere, and if we don’t draw it at supernatural romance, I don’t know where we will.
Merry Christmas.
