The Hawthorn Tree
By Donna Ferguson Dudley Word Count: 145 Rated: G Summary: A short poem about the Hawthorn Tree, and its significance to the Faeries of Ireland. “Sidhe is pronounced Shee, and the Sidhe are the Faeries,…
Year: 2019
The Jeweler’s Apprentice: Chapter 24
The quiet, snow-covered courtyard looked like the most beautiful place Fia could ever remember as the gates shut behind them and the warm glow of the lights in the windows shone out, promising warmth and…
Burnt: A Harry Potter Serial- Chapter 35: The Impossible
By LastCrazyHorn Word Count: 105891 Rating: PG-13 for brief language, violence, and depictions of abuse Summary: A disabled Harry comes to Hogwarts story. Everyone expects him to be like his dad, but how can he be…
Little Women (2018): A Review
A contemporary adaptation of Little Women? The first time I saw the trailer, I was like NO THANKS, DON’T NEED THAT. #skeptic But then . . . a dear friend and fellow book-connoisseur assured me…
All Things Visible and Invisible Chapter 2
Two weeks later, on a Saturday afternoon, the bus from Salvador to Iramaia dropped a man off on the highway across from Zeca Grilo’s bar. The man was clearly sick – palsied, partially crippled –…
Thank You, Mother
You are supposed to take care of things you need in your daily life routine, but if Mother is there, she will take care of it, all of it. I was about to leave for…
Dreamtime Path
Come walk with me and Share my grand adventure Our steps will mark the way For those who wish to follow. Come sit with me and quench Your thirst with the beauty of What surrounds…
Coming of Age: A Lord of the Rings Story
By Vanessa Parry (alias Elwen) Word Count: 1966 Rating: G Summary: Frodo's feelings after an unexpected departure at a long-awaited party. It was very late and Frodo stood at the open bedroom door. Bilbo’s special…
Can We Get Away with Our Sins?: An Islamic Perspective
I'd like to start off by saying that none of the thoughts I will express here belong exclusively to me, it's the accumulation of discussions & reading from various people, scholars and books. As a…
Pontius Pilate’s Pleynt
My Caesar and my Empire have I served, A diplomatic functionary, true To distant duties, and never unnerved By greedy Greek or perfidious Jew. Outside the arca archa have I thought, Festooned my desk and…