Away For Christmas
~ by Patrick W. Kavanagh The Christmas tree lights up, - but you are gone so very far away And yet, somehow, I feel your hand, so softly clasping mine. I catch your fragrance in…
Month: March 2018
The Adventure: A Tale of Two Small Hobbits
Author’s Note: Gracie is the little hobbit girl, who, in the very beginning of “The Fellowship”, is listening to Bilbo’s story of the trolls with HUGE eyes. I know that, between the movies and the books, the time between…
Peace on Earth, Goodwill to Men: A Reflection on the Spirit of Christmas
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Don’t you think? This song just about always put a big smile on my face, which can only be topped when I hear “Feliz Navidad”. What is it…
Christmas in the Old World: A Fantastic Beasts Story
June 1927, New York The dock was bustling with people arriving and departing. The sound of ship whistles filled the air as Jacob pushed his way through the crowd. He anxiously surveyed the milling populous for any…
Superhero Sundays: The Question
By Ian T. Wilson Rating: G (suitable for all audiences) Word count: 182 Summary: A brief biography of DC Comics’ the Question Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. This is your humble comic expert, Ian Wilson, here…
Palm Sunday: The Adventure Begins Over There by Mr. Gomez’ Pickup Truck
“And palmeres for to seken straunge strondes” -Chaucer Everyone is a palmer this holy day Seeking the strange, elusive shores of truth Each pilgrim bearing in his eager hands A palm frond and a photocopied…
A Slytherin Situation: A Harry Potter Serial – Chapter 1
Sixteen-year-old Harry Potter snuck into Gryffindor tower, holding the time turner tightly. He had nicked it from Filch’s office after noticing it the last time he was called in there. Hermione had had one in…
Brady the Worm: A Lenten Fable
Once upon a time there was a worm named Brady. He was little. He was slimy and stinky. He was grouchy. He was very grouchy because he was in fact not a worm at all.…
Easter in My Landscape: Celtic Reflections on the Season
It is through the ‘Book of Nature’ that I came to Christ. My journey to faith was through a sense of the divine in all things, and some wonderful messages of Truth which I saved…
