First Links—3.26.15

Lost Classroom, Lost Community
Will Seath, Fare Forward

The Lives of the Saints: Hagiography Through Tolkien’s Eyes
Nicholas Kotar, Orthodox Arts Journal

Scientology’s Enturbulating Lingo
Britt Peterson, The Boston Globe

On Trans
Miller Oberman, Poetry Magazine

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