Trouble on Deck Five: A Star Trek Story
By: M. C. Pehrson Word Count: 3060 Rating: PG for mild language and some sensuality Summary: A spider attack on Spock's wife leads to loads of other trouble aboard the Enterprise 1: Looking For Trouble…
Month: November 2017
The Pirate and the Princess: A Crossover Story
By: Amanda Pizzolatto (alias Aurora Mandeville) Word Count: 2407 Rating: G Summary: Inspired from Braze and How to Train Your Dragon The battle was practically over before it could even start. No one could really compete with…
Testament: A Star Trek Serial – Chapter 23
Most days, Simon went to the temple soon after breakfast. It was an ideal place to practice his violin. He was there experimenting with a new composition when a rumbling startled him and the temple…
The Martial Arts of Marvel
So I just earned black belt in Shorin Ryu Karate. I am by no means a martial arts expert. A black belt simply means that I have mastered the basics to the satisfaction of my…
Book Versus Movie: When Bad Movies Tell Good Stories
“The book is always better,” someone said to me one day. “I don’t know why you even bother watching film versions. They are never as good.” She was referring, of course, to my Jane Eyre…
The Silver Lining
By Stuart S. Laing Word Count: 5237 Rating: PG Summary: Scottish Soldiers tell stories around the Barracks Edinburgh, Scotland 1st November 1746 “Och, we may as well make ourselves comfortable. That rain isn’t going to let…
Oz vs. Wonderland: A Crossover Drabble
By: Sean Romer Word Count: 188 Rating: G Summary: A description of battle between the inhabitants of Oz and Wonderland. I wonder what an Oz vs. Wonderland grudge match would have been like? When the…
The Lies We Tell: A Harry Potter Serial – Chapter 5: Growing Accustomed
By Jessica Beaubien (alias Niaf) Word Count: 27542 Rating: PG for moments of peril Summary: The alternate account of the Chamber of Secrets seen through Snape’s eyes. Severus could still remember the surprise at the quiet…
An Essay on Evil: Lessons from Life and Literature
My views on good and evil have been formulated by my Catholic upbringing, my research and participation in the Celtic bardic tradition, the work of Edgar Cayce, and from the fantasy literary genre including books…
A Memoir: Hollywood in Our Backyard
The coming of movies had a great effect upon us kids. Our main interest at first was the cowboys and Indians. Now began the Big Epic of Backyard Productions. Cecil B. DeMille never heard of…