The Benefield Bookmark has come a long way since my first post on April 16, 2020. Today I open up the archives and explore some of my writing projects from over the years with the goal of providing you some entertainment and perhaps encouragement that all writers will be bad before they’re good.
The dawn of a new year is upon us. And conveniently, so is the 100th post of this blog. For about a year and a half now, the Benefield Bookmark has published almost-weekly book reviews (plus the occasional one-off post, like this one), and while the readers are still few, they are slowly increasing. In light of this, a poem I recently wrote seems fitting. I hope that my small blog is able to glorify God and go beyond what I can make it. So enjoy the following poem, which currently has no title.
One year ago today I penned my first blog post. I had worked on my blog for the previous several days, and having brought it to a satisfactory level, I posted this: “As a fan of medieval allegory books, my cousin and I about eight months ago started the long Read more…
Today marks the beginning of a new year. It also marks my 50th post and the middle of my eighth month of blogging. In this post, I’ll be celebrating some achievements and talking about my goals for the future. Part First // Milestones Throughout the journey the Bookmark has been Read more…