A Wild Duck on the Thames
That singular duck died along that shoreAnd yet its shadow sails across the screenDeep black against yellow, a sunset sceneA quacking intro to Saint Thomas More Ducks die, and martyrs too, but still the…
Month: December 2019
Make Them Remember: A Robin Hood Excerpt
~ by Avellina Balestri It was late on a spring day, and the sun was beginning to dip into the depths of the evening. The last of the winter chill was still in the air,…
Christmas Dog Toys
If you are like us and you like to spoil your dogs for Christmas, then this may be just the post for you! Every year we buy a whole range of treats and toys for…
Pirates of the Caribbean 5 Review
A Rehash of things that have been done before and/or better in no particular order: A pirate boy has a quest to free his father from a curse – Dead Man’s Chest. Admittedly, I felt…
Slip in Time – Chapter 21
Masks, everyone was wearing marks, except for one man who Harry recognised from his copy of Hogwarts: A History that he had purchased before he gone back in time. The man who killed his parents.…
Cauldrons Roasting: A Harry Potter Serial – Chapter 3
All that was left, as he stood by the white tomb, was the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, and for a long moment, in the cold silent darkness, Severus stood alone, waiting. Finally, a…
Christmas Movies
I know that many people find Hallmark movies to be cheesy, or low budget, but I have to admit that when it comes to Christmas movies, I really enjoy these types of films. Okay, so…
Enchantress
~ by Vanessa Parry She staggered into the little town of Ville-la-Foret on the heels of a storm. Some early risers saw her but paid little attention, for pestilence stalked the land, driving many people…
A Marriage of Necessity: A Game of Thrones Story – Chapter 6
December 4, 299 Tyrion sat hunched over the table in his room, worrying for the umpteenth time about the royal coin. Robert had driven the country into terrible debt, and Joffrey's war had done nothing…
