There are stories we read when we want to escape.
And then there are stories we hold when we need to survive.
J.R.R. Tolkien understood that. He didn’t just write epic battles and mythic heroes—he wrote about darkness, silence, scars, and the aching resilience of those who keep going when it would be easier to stop. He gave us the word “eucatastrophe”—a sudden and miraculous turn for the good, when all hope seems lost.
It’s not a happy ending.
It’s a piercing joy that erupts in the shadow.
A grace that doesn’t erase the pain but makes it worth enduring.
That word—eucatastrophe—saved me once.
And it’s at the heart of my first Genius Fool mini-scroll series:
When the Story Turns.
🕯 What Is When the Story Turns?
It’s not a self-help manual.
It’s not a fantasy lore deep dive.
It’s not a step-by-step guide to feeling better.
It’s a companion for the broken-hearted.
A whisper for the soul that’s still aching.
A slow, poetic offering for those who have fallen, wandered, and dare to rise again.
This scroll series is divided into four short, reflective pieces:
📜 Scroll I: Before the Turn
For when everything is unraveling and hope feels far away.
🌌 Scroll II: When the Story Turns
On Tolkien’s eucatastrophe, and the fragile miracle of grace in the dark.
🌄 Scroll III: After the Turn
What healing really looks like—slow, incomplete, and still sacred.
🌫 Scroll IV: The Invisible Eucatastrophe
The small, unnoticed moments that change us anyway.
Each scroll is written like a letter. A candle in the fog. A mythic mirror for your pain and your survival.
✨ Why I Wrote This
Because I know what it’s like to be undone.
To fall from grace, lose your name, and wonder if your story is still worth telling.
I’ve lived through catastrophe.
But Tolkien reminded me: some stories turn.
Not because the hero is strong—but because something unexpected happens.
Because grace interrupts despair.
Fantasy held me in the ash. It gave me language when my voice cracked. It taught me that stories are not just entertainment. They are lifelines.
This series was written for anyone still clutching the pieces.
Still breathing.
Still here.
🌿 Who It’s For
- The ones grieving in silence
- The ones who keep showing up, but barely
- The ones who can’t believe in anything right now—but still want to believe in something
- The Tolkien lovers who understand that myth speaks deeper than explanation
- The survivors of collapse who are trying to build again
If that’s you… welcome.
This isn’t a guidebook. It’s a fellowship.
🔗 Get the Scroll Series
You can download When the Story Turns as a free or pay-what-you-want ebook on Gumroad:
💭 Final Words
Tolkien wrote:
“The shadow is only a small and passing thing: there is light and high beauty forever beyond its reach.”
If you’re in the shadow right now—this series is for you.
If you’ve survived it—this series is for the person you were back then.
And if you still don’t know where your story is going—
read on.
It may yet turn.
— Slaven Vujic
Genius Fool
