Telescoping Hope: The Role of Stories
A story is a telescope, bringing the distance within arm’s reach. So often, the lives we lead seem long, perhaps uneventful, twisting and turning from one instance to another, usually before we have time to…
Month: September 2018
Sir Gawaine and Lady Rhiannon: A King Arthur Story
It was a beautiful summer morning as Sir Gawaine ap Lot walked into Camelot Castle, ready to take up his latest assignment. It would be a simple, routine patrol of the heavily forested area to…
What Are You?
~ by Kashif Qaimi You are you… How can I describe you in so few words? You are everything that I adore, but cannot access You are like the moonlight, Which I can see, wrapped…
Love a Suit: A Robin Hood Story
~ by Kayla Kimberlin William strode down the road whistling merrily. "It is a marvelous day to be alive," he said to himself. "And no better way could this day be spent than traveling upon…
Burnt: A Harry Potter Serial – Chapter 19: The Adoption
By LastCrazyHorn Word Count: Rating: PG-13 for brief language, violence, and depictions of abuse Summary: A disabled Harry comes to Hogwarts story. Everyone expects him to be like his dad, but how can he be with…
Cutting the Cord: A Game of Thrones Serial – Chapter 13: Honeymoon
“You’re spoiling her, Tyrion,” Sansa chided, observing her husband reclined on a picnic blanket feeding their donuts to the dog. They were in the midst of enjoying something of an overdue honeymoon, and…
The Hunchback and the Rose
by Amanda Pizzolatto (Aurora Mandeville) Word Count: 492 Rating: G (suitable for all audiences) Summary: A fairytale about a young man's redemption. Once upon a time, in the valley city of Lorim, lived a handsome…
Mystery and Adventure on the Sea: A Survey of Nautical Literature and Why It Entices Us
What is it that is so enticing about the sea? What is it that keeps people coming back to it, whether to see it in person or to read about it in books? Water in…
Slavers: A Doctor Who Story
By Christopher Woods (alias Beregond) Word Count: 5259 Rating: G (suitable for all audiences) Summary: A segment of the Unbelievable Stories of Theo MacLinnich, a Homeschooler, and his adventures with the Doctor. Rain fell in…
The Three Heirs: A Crossover Story
~ by Amanda Pizzalotto “Arthur, are you sure about this?” asked Merlin. “I want to see my heirs, and I’m going to choose one to rule in the future,” replied Arthur. “Your reign ends with…