The Silver-Bound Serpent: A Catechism Tale
~ by Dominic de Souza Author's Note: A series of short, fairy-tale stories to illustrate points of Christian Faith and the Sacramental Life, to be assembled in a book called ‘The Catechism Tales’. Let me…
Month: July 2019
Lanyon: A Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Poem
~ by Linda Fay ‘Have you got a graduated glass?’ three-quarters filled with melting crystals dissolve like snow. It shivers between shrunken fingers clinging like malformed insects sucking to the light liquid surface wrinkles, ripples…
The Way, the Truth, and the Life: Walking Christian Ground with Philip Pullman
I admit, I started reading His Dark Materials with a chip on my shoulder. One writer said Pullman was what “atheists would have been praying for, if atheists prayed.” He’s also been called the Anti-C.S.…
Man in the Moon
~ by Lawrence “Mack” Hall The Man in the Moon is smiling tonight His duty is his joy, to take his place Within the celestial liturgy Whose rubrics were appointed before time So that the…
The Battle for a Man’s Heart: Chapter 5
~ by Hannah Skipper Lucy sat by her bedroom window, head on the windowsill and arms folded beneath her chin. Her little window was open, but she didn’t care about the rain that came down…
Sun, Sky & Moon Chronicles Chapter 1: Loving Mother
~ by Adeel Ahmed Rated PG-13 for violence and language Author's Note: These are excerpts from a series of stories by Adeel Ahmed. The world is an alternative history Earth where Mythology and humans with…
I Was Wrong and Nothing Cracked
~ by Aconitum-Napellus I was wrong and nothing cracked but every moment moves away from the sharpest watershed for you. A birth, a building, a star filled slew of life – and then the slowest…
Roots: Commonality of Folk Tales
“What big teeth you have, Grandma!” I guess you know which tale that quotation comes from, but did you know that many folk and fairy tales are much more ancient than most people think? There’ll…
Lost Time: Chapter 15
By Jocelyne Ross Word Count: 890 Rating: G Summary: While Joyce lies comatose, she relives her life with her husband and family, as they try to wake her up. They come rushing into her room.…
The Wild Hunt: An Exploration of Its Origins in European Folklore
The following article looks at the origins of the Wild Hunt in folklore and some of the variations around Europe. A separate piece considers the idea of the black dogs that are linked to the…