Dragonheart
~ by Amanda Pizzolatto (alias Aurora Mandeville) (Starring characters from Pixar's Brave and DreamWorks How to Train Your Dragon) Heather linked arms with Merida, clearly nervous about the ball. The redhead patted her sister’s arm.…
Month: September 2019
Return of the Wild Ones
Stained in shades of bloody red and orange rust The leaves drift down silently Beneath the squall of crows – Hidden in the occasional thud! of fallen acorns- Something is awakening. The air is scented…
Beebo and the Bunny: A Lord of the Rings Story
“Beebo!” the tiny tot squealed, delightedly as he threw himself into his uncle’s arms, the squeal turning into a giggle as Bilbo scooped him up and swung him around. Drogo chuckled as he lowered the…
Here Be Dragons: From History to Heraldry
Having seen a recent text about the death of Glaurung (the Father of Dragons from The Silmarillion), I thought it might be interesting to take an overview of the way dragons feature in some of…
Slip in Time: Chapter 11
When Harry found Severus in the common room, he gave Harry a questioning glance. "Well, Alex told me what happened in class. So what did Slughorn want?" Harry pulled Severus into a quiet corner of…
The Best Robe – A Star Trek Story: Chapter 11
~ By Laura Cynthia Chambers Albix stood up from the bed as Grace rushed into the room. She embraced him, the folds of his long orange robe brushing her bare knees. “They told me what…
Circular Horizon – Chapter 1
“He hath made the earth by His power, He hath established the world by His wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by His discretion.” Jeremiah 10:12 KJV Solace Station Orbiting Mars Earth time: 30…
Eumaeon the Egyptian
~ by Kai McWhirter The Egyptians were a nation of long-term thinkers, less concerned than the Greeks about the here and now, so it was unsurprising, Eumaeon thought to himself, that they should build the…
As A Pebble – A Short Nature Meditation
I lie as a pebble on the bed of a lake, watching the sky as morning breaks before my eyes, bringing swooping swallows in its wake. The small, perfectly round ripples from their acrobatic, on-the-wing…