So it is with writing. There are several pots on those back burners. An idea for a scene goes into one, a character into another, a description of a tree in the fog into another. When it comes time to write, I bring forward the pot which has the most in it. Walking on Water

How shall we sing our love's song now In this strange land where all are born to die? Each tree and leaf and star show how The universe is part of this one cry, Every life is noted and is cherished, and nothing loved is ever lost or perished. A Ring of Endless Light

"What you think is not the point. What you do is what's going to count." Madeleine L'Engle, A Wind in the Door

Sometimes it is years after a book is published that I discover what some of it meant. Walking on Water

From the archives: “It was a match made of opportunity—as for alchemy, time would tell what no one then could have predicted: that a “mystical connection,” in Rahman’s words, would bind them for life..." www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/0...

Christ, look upon us in this city, and keep our sympathy and pity fresh, and our faces heavenward, lest we grow hard. — modern Anglican prayer

And then there is time in which to be, simply to be, that time in which God quietly tells us who we are and who he wants us to be. Walking on Water

A story where myth, fantasy, fairy tale, or science fiction explore and ask questions moves beyond pragmatic dailiness to wonder. Rather than taking the child away from the real world, such stories are preparation for living in the real world with courage and expectancy. Madeleine L’Engle Herself

Have you read all five?

“You see!” the Medium cried, smiling happily. “It can be overcome! It is being overcome all the time!” ~A Wrinkle in Time

Story makes us more alive, more human, more courageous, more loving. Why does anybody tell a story? It does indeed have something to do with faith, faith that the universe has meaning, that our little human lives are not irrelevant, that what we choose or say or do matters, matters cosmically.

“Stay angry, little Meg,” Mrs Whatsit whispered. “You will need all your anger now.” A Wrinkle in Time

Epiphany Unclench your fists Hold out your hands. Take mine. Let us hold each other. Thus is his Glory Manifest.

What was your first Wrinkle cover? This commemorative 50th Anniversary edition is a throwback to the first edition by illustrator Ellen Raskin (herself an award-winning author).

To be an artist means to approach the light, and that means to let go of our control, to allow our whole selves be placed with absolute faith in that which is greater than we are. ~Walking on Water

"It isn't just in distant galaxies that strange, unreasonable things are happening. Unreason has crept up on us so insidiously that we've hardly been aware of it. But think of the things going on in our country which you wouldn't have believed possible only a few years ago." A Wind in the Door

"So Madeleine began to write. She wrote stories about famous heroes she knew from books, and stories about little girls like herself. She found that when she had a difficult question, or felt scared or sad or confused, writing could help her feel brave." ~A Book, Too, Can Be a Star

"Suddenly, she knew. She knew! Love. That was what she had that IT did not have." A Wrinkle in Time. Archival recording by the author, Madeleine L'Engle, available from Penguin Random House Audio

Stay Angry, Little Girl is inspired by the words of Mrs. Whatsit to Meg: “Stay angry, little Meg. You will need all your anger now.” The book explores how things like anger at injustice, sensitivity to the world’s pain, and refusal to be silent are good and needed qualities.

I would like to travel light on this journey of life, to get rid of the encumbrances I acquire each day. Worse than physical acquisitions are spiritual ones, small grudges, jealousies, hurt feelings. ~The Irrational Season

2 more days only (through 12/28), the ebook of A WRINKLE IN TIME: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL is currently downpriced for $1.99! Download your copy now: bit.ly/4o7dubo

For most writers it takes many manuscripts before enough royalties are coming in to pay for a roof over the head and bread on the table. Other jobs must often be found to take care of bread and butter. A certain amount of stubbornness–pigheadedness–is essential. ~Walking on Water

Merry Christmas, dear ones!

Download the groundbreaking classic A WRINKLE IN TIME and the sequel A WIND IN THE DOOR for $1.99 each--today (12/23) only! bit.ly/47OjalM bit.ly/48r3zYv

A new essay by Scarlett L'Engle Roy reflects on A Wrinkle in Time, middle-grade obsessions, and why it feels resonant in the era of Stranger Things. Thoughtful, funny, and attentive to the ways stories help young readers make sense of fear, friendship, and the world around them. bit.ly/3L74FAJ

As seen on Stranger Things! If you haven't checked out the graphic novel of A WRINKLE IN TIME yet, now's your chance! Download the ebook now through 12/28 for just $1.99 bit.ly/4o7dubo

From Charlotte Jones Voiklis (MLE's granddaughter and literary steward) I’ve been thinking a lot about Stranger Things — not just the show itself, but the conversations it’s stirring about darkness, fear, conformity, and the way children often see danger before adults do.

“You aren’t from a dark planet, are you?” “No.” Calvin shook his head firmly, though the beast couldn’t see him. “We’re—we’re shadowed. But we’re fighting the shadow.” ~ A Wrinkle in Time

If we are not willing to fail we will never accomplish anything. All creative acts involve the risk of failure. ~Two-Part Invention

It’s December, so it’s time again to share Madeleine’s home-drawn Christmas cards. Click through to see a video collection of all of the cards she made over the years. www.madeleinelengle.com/madeleines-i...

At Tara in this fateful hour...

In prayer, in the creative process, these two parts of ourselves, the mind and the heart, the intellect and the intuition, the conscious and the subconscious mind, stop fighting each other and collaborate. ~Walking on Water

Our first born observed to me many years ago, when she was a grade-school child, “Nobody else’s mother writes books.” But she also said... “Mother, you’ve been very cross and edgy with us lately, and we’ve noticed that you haven’t been writing, and we wish you’d get back to the typewriter.”

Dear Ones, we're excited to announce a new resource, developed by our friends at The SALT Project.

"Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin make such good warriors against IT precisely because they’re outcasts who cannot conform to the world. By identifying Vecna’s worlds as Camazotz, Holly acknowledges the monster’s desire to corrupt the world until it’s like him." www.denofgeek.com/tv/stranger-...

This is the irrational season When love blooms bright and wild. Had Mary been filled with reason There'd have been no room for the child. ~The Irrational Season

The child, like the artist, asks, “Why?” and, “How?” and interrupts, “But…” … But, Why? The artist asks. And, What can be done about it? What are the possibilities? What if? Walking on Water

Today (12/2) only, A SWIFTLY TILTING PLANET ebook is discounted. A tale of tessering through time long before parallel worlds and shadow realms became TV staples. Perfect for readers who love stories with cosmic stakes and unexpected hope. bit.ly/442Ccm5

With A Wrinkle in Time woven into this season of #StrangerThings, we’ve been thinking about the lineage between them: how stories about young people facing the unfaceable have been in conversation for generations. 1/3

“As I finished the book, I reflected on why I keep coming back to it...Some parts are comforting and light...But most of it is really tough. Despite that, I think the book is optimistic and life-affirming.” Throwback to this guest blog post by RuthAnn Deveney www.madeleinelengle.com/guest-blog-p...

Science, literature, art, theology: it is all the same ridiculous, glorious, mysterious language. A Circle of Quiet

Today is Madeleine's birthday (1918-2007) 🎂 . Let's celebrate the way her imagination keeps unfolding in new places — from readers discovering her for the first time to the many stories (Stranger Things!) shaped by her vision of curiosity, compassion, and possibility.

Inspiration comes during work, not before it. The Irrational Season

May your Thanksgiving be full of low candles and long conversations.

“Though abridged, L’Engle’s lilting text still features the literary embellishments of the earlier edition... Le’s ethereal illustrations evoke both beauty and whimsy as beasts and birds cavort upon the sand.” Kirkus review of Dance in the Desert www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

What about the camel going through the eye of the needle? Or the man with the beam in his own eye who sees the mote in his brother’s? And people accuse me of exaggerating! Walking on Water

I often seek theological insights in reading science fiction because this is a genre eminently suited to explorations of the nature of the Creator and creation. Walking on Water

“Through breathtaking, sensitive, imaginative storytelling, L’Engle shows the reader how it is only through choosing to take root in your home that one truly grows and experiences a life of deeper purpose.” Kevin Coolidge www.northcentralpa.com/life/the-blu...

The children themselves haven't yet isolated themselves by selfishness and indifference; they do not fall easily into the error of despair; they are considerably braver than most grownups. A Circle of Quiet