The Icon on Your Desk
~ by Lawrence Hall We kiss the frame of an icon because We pray for a Breath of the Eternal We gaze upon an icon because We pray for a Vision of the Eternal We…
Month: November 2019
Kessho Chronicles
~ by Amanda Pizzolatto [All characters from Voltron: Legendary Defender] The door of a quaint little house opened, and a teen entered, his mouth covered with a scarf and a hood over his head to…
Picking a Fight: A Movie Review of “Braveheart”
Earlier this year, I watched “Braveheart” fully through for the second time. Random assembled notes: 1. The beginning was fair because it was in touch with deeper emotions. The end was fair because it was…
What Glorious Ineptitude
What glorious ineptitudeThe human soulIts never-ending missionFor the key to feel whole Adoration of the masses?Riches and gold?A shiny new sports car?Ways not to get old? When all’s said and doneAt the end of the…
Veil of Sorrow
~ by Linda Lyons [Advisory warning: contains the theme of abortion.] The piercing blue eyes, curly blonde locks, and flawless complexion is what Father Flaherty always remembered most about Carol Ann Murphy. She was a…
Outside McDonald’s: Sweeper, Man Your Broom
~ by Lawrence “Mack” Hall And so, he sweeps, against the blustery winds that blow his efforts back into the cold, across the parking lot and far away; cigarette ends and plastic straws adrift (more…)
Here We Go A-Brambling: A Lord of the Rings Story
~ by Vanessa Parry-Elwen Primula bit back a squeak of alarm when she saw her faunt race up the path, and she was at the door to greet him before he touched the handle. It…
A Canceled Trip
~ by David Glenn I giggled as I floated outside of the space station. I still couldn't believe that I had been chosen out of the hundreds of other students to be a part of…