News: A Door is Opened into a Particular Room
» S.D. Smith
Speaking of invitations, I had one a few days ago that was a pleasant surprise. Andrew Peterson, whom you have heard a fair amount about here at this blog, from his book to his records, sent me an e-mail a few days ago. .
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I thought it was one of those mass e-mails that people (like me) sometimes send out to promote something. .
It wasn’t. It wasn’t business, it was personal. Well, it was a personal note, anyway. The business of the personal note was to invite me, your humble host here at the Maple Mountain, to contribute to the Rabbit Room. I guess my kiss-up review of his book really worked. Flattery really will get you everywhere, kids. And don’t smoke. And stay away from abandoned mines. And don’t start too many sentences with “And.” .
For those of you who don’t know, the Rabbit Room is one of the most fantastic interweb destinations around. Andrew is the Proprietor of the Room, and his vision is to create an on-line community for artists who are Christians to talk and listen. His inspiration is the Eagle and the Child’s Rabbit Room, where Tolkien, Lewis, Williams, etc. would talk over pints and pipes. It is a great website, with very thoughtful and gifted contributors. Listen to the first RR Podcast to catch his vision.
I am grateful to God for this chance and hope it is an opportunity to bring him glory. I am very humbled by this invitation, and excited by the opportunity to contribute. Of course many people actually contribute to the blog, both in the posts and the comments. So it really does, unlike most blogs, have some community. And Andrew is the community organizer. Buzzword alert.
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My first post is up. So head over, pull up a chair and then sit in it.
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For those of you coming here from there (linking from the Rabbit Room), you are welcome. This is less an English Pub and more a West Virginia porch. Don’t worry, that strange guy sleeping over on the porch swing is harmless. I’m related to him somehow. 