Lost Time: Chapter 11
By Jocelyne Ross Word Count: 429 Rating: G Summary: While Joyce lies comatose, she relives her life with her husband and family, as they try to wake her up. Early one morning, in the first…
Year: 2019
Sailing Away
By Amanda Pizzolatto (alias Aurora Mandeville) Word Count: 169 Rating: G Summary: A sea shanty inspired by Muppet Treasure Island. Yo ho ho, yo ho hoHere we go, here we goSailing away, a sailing…
The Sound of the Sea: A Lord of the Rings Story
Water lapped around the ankles of Drogo and Primula as they walked hand-in-hand along the edge of the Brandywine River. A bit ahead of them, their seven-year-old son stooped down to pick up anything and…
The Man Who Painted Leaves: A Review of “Leaf by Niggle”
A synopsis of Leaf by Niggle, by J. R. R. Tolkien: Niggle is an unsuccessful painter whose favorite subjects are leaves. He decides one day that he will attempt to paint an entire tree. As…
The Soul is Stronger than Death: A Meditation on Love and Eternity
In sterile scientific terms, we all understand the nature of death. It is, by definition, the shutting down of the biological functions of the body, rendering it lifeless and susceptible to corruption and…
Gaia’s Mantle
By Robin Fennelly Word Count: 72 Rated: G Summary: A short poem about Gaia and Spring. Starlight and brilliance of Sun’s solar flare White and golden red Woven tapestry of Jet black Cosmos. (more…)
What Eówyn Saw: A Lord of the Rings Story
Author's Note: This is a short story about what might have happened in the time between Aragorn's arrival at Helm's Deep and the battle. Eówyn accidentally walks in on Aragorn while he is changing. It…
Dragons, Bears and Birds
By Alku04 Word Count: 3143 Rating: G Summary: Arwen's brothers take a break during an orc-hunt before the events of The Lord of the Rings. The wind blew casually in the bright afternoon sun, playing with…
Dragon of the North Part 3: Hope
Footfalls echoed through the cold stone chamber; the muffled sound of heavy skirts dragged across the floor. Expressionless, unseeing eyes watched the women, as Sansa strode the now familiar passages of her family’s crypts. As…
Diary Of An Unsafe Passage
I. From quarantined hallways made of mirrors reflecting myself to my wretched self, ranks of diseased waxworks insulated in fungous layers of malfunctioning freedom and feeding on the festering luxury of despair, from stagnant residue…