The Jeweler’s Apprentice: Chapter 2
A few days later, far away in King Hanor’s palace, a man with white hair brushing into the brown at his temples sat behind a carved cherry wood desk. The hands which held the parchment…
Month: June 2018
At the Feet of the Mother
Author’s Note: This story, based on a true incident that took place during the Third Crusade, is an excerpt of Longbows & Rosary Beads, a Robin Hood retelling series-in-progress, and is dedicated to my Muslim…
All In Another Day’s Work: A Harry Potter Story
By Sarah Levesque Word count: 1167 Rating: G (suitable for all audiences) Summary: In this sequel to All In A Day's Work, Skandyr Thistlethwaite buys a Muggle computer. Skandyr Thistlethwaite, liason between Hogwarts and the…
Beauty Beheld: Reawakening Appreciation for Womanhood
Man is the only thing in the universe capable of seeing beauty. Chimpanzees don’t spend hours contemplating the harmony of their mate, or the coloring of autumn leaves. No dolphin goes into ecstasy over the…
Not By the Hand of Man: The Women of “Lord of the Rings”
The Lord of the Rings is widely regarded as one of the greatest novels of our modern era, but that does not mean it is without detractors. One of the chief claims of the naysayers…
Cutting the Cord: A Game of Thrones Serial – Chapter 3: What Friends Do
Tyrion returned to the apothecary shop early the following morning, just before the sun rose and its rays splintered down the side streets. Sauriel met him with a cross expression on her face.…
An Observation on Gender Identity
Scan a listing of local births in any newspaper, and you will find only two categories: girl or boy. But that label only describes the physical aspects of our bodies, for as children grow, it…
Death and the Lion: A Crossover Serial- Chapter 16: Secret of the Wing
By Amanda Pizzolatto (alias Aurora Mandeville) Word Count: 31845 Rating: PG for scary situations Summary: Nico Di Angelo, son of Hades, is used to being alone, until one day a girl with auburn hair waltzes…
A Weary Writer’s Resolution
Jonathan Francesco Word Count: 110 Rating: PG Summary: A writer's promise to himself. I will never write again No more characters No more plot No more conflict No more stories I’m done I’m done trying…
Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe: A Review
“Chivalry! – why, maiden, she is the nurse of pure and high affection – the stay of the oppressed, the redresser of grievances, the curb of the power of the tyrant – Nobility were but…