Frodo and Sam’s Relationship in the Light of Aristotle’s Philia
Author's Note: In the text I use the following abbreviations: FOTR - The Fellowship of the Ring TT - The Two Towers ROTK - The Return of the King SIL - The Silmarillion NE -…
Month: October 2017
Leisure Versus Laziness: A Catholic Perspective
In the 1500’s, there was much corruption in the Church, and resentment towards the Magisterium by many Catholics. Martin Luther, John Calvin and others recognized a real problem with those in power. But the reason that…
Free At Last: A Scarlet Pimpernel Story
By LadyBlakh Word Count: 3086 Rating: PG-13 Summary: Percy and Marguerite collect themselves after escaping France. The door creaked as Percy slowly pushed it open to reveal the small, squalid room where he and Marguerite…
Magic, Children, and Harry Potter: A Discourse on the Pros and Cons of Fantasy Magic
Harry Potter was, is and will continue to be controversial as reading material for children. The greatest reason is because the young protagonists are witches and wizards, though there are other concerns such as…
Testament: A Star Trek Serial – Chapter 20
Sparn feared for his nephew’s life. By now Spock’s arrest on a theft charge was a matter of public record. Perhaps one by one the authorities would find reason to arrest and kill them all.…
"Tintern Abbey" and Raskolvnikov: Memory's Contrasting Consequences
William Wordsworth’s poem, “Lines Written a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey,” and Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s novel, Crime and Punishment, exhibit the two extreme effects that memory can have on the mind and the heart.…
Three Types of Historical Fiction: Accurate, Inaccurate, and in the Middle
Historical fiction is a well-loved genre, but it comes with varying degrees of accuracy. Historical novels can never be one hundred percent accurate. The existence of major events and their key players are usually well-documented…
Soldier’s Heart: A Sense and Sensibility Story
He was always the quiet one, watching, waiting, it seemed, for something. He was lonely, people said, brooding over past hurts, keeping to himself lest others saw his wounds, going out alone into the wild…
Harry Potter and the Day After: A Harry Potter Story
Harry Potter sat under the Whomping Willow, silently considering the events of the last few weeks. Surprisingly in the light of their past relationship, the usually taciturn and sometimes violent tree was calm…
Keep a Weather Eye on the Horizon: A Pirates of the Caribbean Story
KEEP A WEATHER EYE ON THE HORIZON: A PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN FAN-FICTION STORY By WriterFromWardrobe Word count: 751 Rating: PG Summary: A lighthouse-keeper struggles against a storm How in all this wind does he…