Judah Meets Baby
~ by Anna Rajagopal It all started the day that Richart dropped a silver coin with his face on it into the street. That’s my husband for you. Too humble for his own good, he…
Month: March 2019
Concerning the Irish Sidhe Faeries
By Donna L. Ferguson Dudley Word Count: 214 Rating: G Summary: A peom of the Little Folk Author's notes: Sidhe is pronounced Shee; Picture by Hilda Miller (1876-1939) 'Tis said, that Irish Faeries, (Sidhe) have…
Coming Back to the Meeting Between Shams and Rumi
In the context of a discussion of “Rumi in the Light of History”, I'd like to cast as much light as possible on the conversation that took place between Shams and Rumi when they first…
All Things Visible and Invisible: Chapter 1
(Bahia, Brazil - 1973) “I’ll have nothing to do with it.” Luiza’s dark eyes flashed. “It’s irreligious.” “Be quiet and sit down,” Luis Antonio said. Duca would never dare to talk to Luiza like that.…
A Trout Supper: A Lord of the Rings Story
By Vanessa Parry (alias Elwen) Word Count: 513 Rating: G Summary: Frodo's aunt and uncle try to help him get over his fear of the Brandywine River. Brandywine looked peaceful in the spring sunlight but…
The Hajj: My Reflections and Revelations
It’s been eleven long, interminable years since I traversed land and sea, crossed oceans and sand dunes, and embarked upon the most sacred journey a Muslim can possibly make: the Hajj (pilgrimage to…
Third Time the Charm
By Montrose Word Count: 586 Rated: G Summary: Tsuna, the Tradehood's Master of Arms, rides to meet with the Supreme Prophet Paliens. Zanzibar might have been entering into a long spring, but snow still clung…
White Harp
Paradise made a white harp of the world, Pole-to-Pole arcs the cold ages, rippling meridians, I flew and hurled ice-warped wilderness that ever rages, Now we archive our own avalanche, quake, then thunder, trumpets the…
Vayeshev: Heaven and Hell from a Jewish Perspective
Delving into the past can be useful in helping us to better understand our identity, especially in regards to the derivation of our attitudes, beliefs, emotions and thoughts. When our curiosity about our past, as…