The Power of Prayer
Where do we go, oh, when our prayers are answered? Where do we go, oh, when our prayers are answered, but the answer is no? Lindsey Stirling and Carah Faye ask a good question in…
Year: 2019
Lost Time: Chapter 10
By Jocelyne Ross Word Count: 340 Rating: G Summary: While Joyce lies comatose, she relives her life with her husband and family, as they try to wake her up. It is a gentle touch this…
Melegrist: A Lord of the Rings Story
By Vanessa Parry (alias Elwen) Word Count: 875 Rating: G Summary: Elrond shows Aragorn the shards of Narsil for the first time. Elrond gathered Estel onto his knee and, with the carelessness of…
Smeagol’s Poem
By Donna Fergusen Dudley Word Count: 292 Rating: G Summary: The Tale of Smeagol/Gollum, Bilbo, and the Ring of Power Years, nay, centuries had passed since on a fishing expedition Sme'agol's friend, De'agol,…
The Worst of the Mohicans: A Movie Review of “The Last of the Mohicans”
Year: 1992 Filming: Color Length: 114 minutes Genre: Action/Adventure/Drama/History/Romance/War Maturity: R (for graphic battle violence) Main Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis (Hawkeye), Madeleine Stow (Cora Munro), Steven Waddington (Duncan Hayward), Russell Means (Chingachgook), Wes Studi (Magua), Jodhi…
Another Magical Ring
By Amanda Pizzolatto Word Count: 3089 Rated: PG Summary: Frodo finds another magical ring, meets an ifrit, and makes some new friends. Frodo wandered near the base of Mount Doom. He didn’t really want to…
Manvë and Tulkas as God’s Warriors
Two most outstanding of the male Valar were Manvë and Tulkas. Manvë is the mightiest of all the Ainur and Ilúvatar’s dearest. He was chosen to administer Arda and is therefore called its King. This…
Even After Hyacinths
By Linda Fay Word Count: 281 Rating: G Summary: A poem about the permanence of things Is this then the end of Muscari armeniacum? It is coming time To close your eyes on hyacinths. But…
Dragon in the North Part Two: Trust
Thick snow crunched under Arya’s boots as she strode out of the courtyard and across the grounds. She needed open space to train with her new dragonglass-tipped spear fresh out of the foundry. Arya was…
Memories of Sarajevo: The Healing Power of Art and Music
As we reflect on the tragedy of the Bosnian War, two horrific events are likely to stand out in the minds of many people. Firstly, the massacre in July 1995 of more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims,…