Tolkien and Pagan Myth
What is the Druidic tradition of spirituality conveyed through storytelling, and what were some of Tolkien’s inspirations taken from Pagan Myth? OK, big subject this, and it’s not possible to provide more than a quick…
Year: 2019
Slip in Time: Chapter 8
Hagrid guided them to tiny paddle boats that took them towards the castle. Severus had explained that the first-years were brought in separately to give the older students a chance to be seated before the…
The Best Robe – A Star Trek Story: Chapter 8
~ by Laura Cynthia Chambers “Hear that?” Grace whispered, her voice hushed with wonder. A soft clunking and rustling sound traveled on the breeze. “I used to fall asleep to that sound.” Albix sighed. “It’s…
Sun, Sky & Moon Chronicles Chapter 10: Last Rites
~ 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…
Doubts: A Phantom of the Opera Story
~ by Stephanie Piro What was happening to him? One day, years ago, he had inexplicably comforted a small girl by offering her his guidance as a voice tutor. He had surprised himself by this…
Tolkien and Kingship
It’s fair to say that Tolkien was a royalist. Although he rarely discussed his political views in detail in his correspondence, in a letter to his son Christopher in 1943 he wrote, “My political opinions…
The Glass Castle
There once came a man to Glastonbury Tor, Collen of Cymru was his name. His cross well shined, though his robes were poor, and a hermitage he claimed. Neath his vestments beat a soldier’s heart,…
Meg’s Lesson
~by Stephanie Piro Erik could tell there was something odd about his lesson with fourteen-year-old Christine. She seemed preoccupied and would pause every so often and glance behind her as if expecting someone to come…
Vive L’Avenir
~By Nelle Bolton (alias FlamingRose15) They bear the old man into the cafe, the reality of death hitting him. Then they hear the calls. Screams. Panic. Bullets. Blood. He races from the cafe with the…