Nigheag Bheag a Bhroin / Lavendière de nuit
`~A ballad by Ruth Asch, based on Breton folklore. (Advisory: violence/death) Marie had worked the day away, upon the harvest field, to earn the bread for that new child her body would soon yield.…
Month: August 2019
The Last Sunset
~By Stephanie Piro It was a glorious sunset. Erik stood on the tiled portico of the palace he had designed for the Shah and admired this natural work of art. He leaned back against a…
Slip in Time: Chapter 5
Diagon Alley looked... different than it had the last time Harry was here. Naturally, everything looked a little bit newer, but not brand new. The displays were different, but everything else seemed to be the…
The Best Robe – A Star Trek Story: Chapter 5
~ By Laura Cynthia Chambers Grace walked down the hallway, a look of concern on her face. She passed by several crew members, including two security officers who looked up once as she hurried by…
Sun, Sky & Moon Chronicles Chapter 7: Serpent Fists
~ 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 special…
An Author’s Note
~ by Avellina Balestri To each and every one of you Who feels my breathing through my words, Words fueled but not consumed by the fire in the head… I give you my heart and…
A New Moon: A Phantom of the Opera Story
(Sequel to A Full Moon) ~ Erik sat on his throne, his elbows resting on the arms, his fingers steepled in concentration. He was deep in thought when he heard the bathroom door open and…
The Children of Iluvatar
~by Martina Juričková Probably one of the most controversial things to discuss about the Christian motives within The Silmarillion is the understanding of so-called Ilúvatar’s children, the Elves and Men. The likeness of the term…
This Solitude Through Which We Go: Thoughts Upon the Nature of Hell
Hell, like Heaven, is in many ways set apart from our knowing, and as with all things that are so, we grasp it through metaphors and conceive it through hyperbole. It is the garbage dump,…