The Hajj: My Reflections and Revelations
It’s been eleven long, interminable years since I traversed land and sea, crossed oceans and sand dunes, and embarked upon the most sacred journey a Muslim can possibly make: the Hajj (pilgrimage to…
Year: 2019
Third Time the Charm
By Montrose Word Count: 586 Rated: G Summary: Tsuna, the Tradehood's Master of Arms, rides to meet with the Supreme Prophet Paliens. Zanzibar might have been entering into a long spring, but snow still clung…
White Harp
Paradise made a white harp of the world, Pole-to-Pole arcs the cold ages, rippling meridians, I flew and hurled ice-warped wilderness that ever rages, Now we archive our own avalanche, quake, then thunder, trumpets the…
Vayeshev: Heaven and Hell from a Jewish Perspective
Delving into the past can be useful in helping us to better understand our identity, especially in regards to the derivation of our attitudes, beliefs, emotions and thoughts. When our curiosity about our past, as…
Awen: The Three Rays of Light
Awen, the Three Rays of Light Divine radiance shines in all beings. Hear it, see it, feel its presence. The wisdom was carved on Rowan staves. Divine radiance shines in all beings Discovered by the…
Jihad In Islam: What Is The Meaning Of It?
Jihad in Islam. Just looking at those words alone without any context stirs up so many different ideas in people. For people in the west, jihad in Islam seems scary. The concept creates fear. People…
The Jeweler’s Apprentice: Chapter 22
She woke in the gray light of predawn, and everyone else was stirring as well. Hastily eating a light breakfast of whatever remained from the previous evening, the group quickly packed the few things they…
Burnt: A Harry Potter Serial: Chapter 33: Dumbledore’s Day in Court
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 with…
Ramandu’s Island: A Chronicles of Narnia Poem
Long-fallen stars and quarrelling lords must wait For seasons upon seasons to pass in flight Seasons, and Feasts upon a Table set Untasted by sleepers, and winged away But, exiles, you may taste of mercy…
Rite of the Hermit
By Robin Fennelly Word Count: 72 Rating: G Summary: A nightly ritual for a hermit. The Lady holds Her mystery in Silent waiting orb. Her milky white lantern Hidden in the darkness Of velvet ebony…