Liberty's Cry
LIBERTY'S CRY By Catherine Woods Word count: 88 Rating: G Summary: An ode to freedom Countries can crumble, Nations can die, On the ruins of empires America lies. With her shimmering waters And high white-topped…
Month: October 2017
Ferguson’s Grave
~ by Avellina Balestri Reader Advisory: Contains violence/blood and character death. ~ A lament for British Major Patrick Ferguson, killed at the Battle of King’s Mountain, October 7, 1780 *** Ferguson, lying beneath cold stones,…
Anne, Princess of Variolation: The Story of a Royal Brush with Smallpox
Whilst writing my book, Life in the Georgian Court, smallpox was never far away from my research notes (metaphorically, of course). In fact, it was a royal brush with smallpox that changed forever the way…
A Colorless Dream: The Darkness in Harry Potter’s World
We both entered the building ecstatically, fascinated by the idea of a haunted house. What would we find there, what would we see and feel? Would we get any particular kind of activity? Would we…
Still the Beating Heart: A Pirates of the Caribbean Story
By: WriterFromWardrobe Word Count: 1246 Rating: PG Summary: An elderly Elizabeth Swann-Turner has one last task to do. All rights belong to their respective owners. I do not own Pirates of the Caribbean. This story disregards…
An Enemy's Farewell: A Scarlet Pimpernel Story
Chauvelin started and rose from his chair when he heard the key turn in the lock, and he realised that it was time. He was to be taken to the guillotine like a common traitor,…
A New Home
A NEW HOME By Amanda Pizzolatto (alias Aurora Mandeville) Word count: 1716 Rating: G Summary: An unhappy orphan finds a loving family The carriage rolled up to the gloomy castle as wave after wave crashed…
A Family Reunited: a Poldark Story
A FAMILY REUNITED: A POLDARK FAN-FICTION STORY By Monica Marinello Word count: 3843 Rating: PG Summary: An uplifting short story about the Poldark family Francis Poldark had entered Trenwith like a whirlwind. “Elizabeth! Elizabeth, where…
The Rhyming Little Mermaid
1 - Tales of Manfolk Once underneath the Mediterranean Sea There lived many people like you and me. But they were also unlike us too, These people who lived in the waters blue. They were…
My Duty Forbids It: The Historical Context of Professor Severus Snape
One of the first things that struck me about the character of Professor Severus Snape as portrayed by Alan Rickman in the Harry Potter film series was how in sync it tended to be with…