A Beginning of a New Team: A Crossover Story
Three teens on the cusp of womanhood and a matronly woman of about forty stood in front of the Biltmore hotel. The woman, Miss Dorcas Pepper, glanced at a slip of paper in her hand…
Month: August 2020
Through the Fire
A lady sat by a fireside in a warm and pleasant room.The lady was young, she was innocent of face and fair.In the corner stood a harp, a mirror, a loom.Deep and deeper into the…
The Curse of Akebiall – Chapter Three: The Second Night
“You want me to do what?” Luke asked incredulously, staring at Matthew. “You heard me. You have to make sure those vempousi eat some of what Peregrine and I made, if you want to live…
The Virtues of Loyalty and Obedience in Tolkien’s Stories
Loyalty, or in other words, faithfulness is one of the main themes of both Tolkien’s Middle-earth novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Undoubtedly, one of the main constituents of loyalty is solidarity…
The Journey of My Life in Books
I haven’t always been that interested in reading. In fact, up until I was about 16 years old, I was very resistant to reading books (a factor probably resulting from my dyslexia, which I wasn’t…
Heroes of the Celts: Cu Chulainn and Fionn Mac Cumhaill
The Celts were a group of people who lived across a great deal of Europe during the early middle ages. They were a pretty self-sufficient group who had their own pantheon of gods and great…
Festive Celia Art Contest
This festive season F&F Magazine is running a special contest centred around the beautiful Celia, our resident fairy muse. Applicants are encouraged to get creative and give Celia a new festive seasonal look. You…
The Curse of Akebiall – Chapter Two: The First Night
“So, are you ready for your first night at Akebiall?” asked Matthew as he leaned against the door, watching Luke and Peregrine pack a few things for Luke’s first overnight adventure. “Almost. All I need…
God’s Good Chaos: A Reflection on the Problem of Evil
The problem of Evil is one of most staggering dilemmas for the human mind. If we define it as such, then we acknowledge a spiritual component, and yet if we do that, we also acknowledge…
The Curse of Akebiall – Chapter One: Stranger in Town
The town of Ivy Hollow was known for many things: hospitality, good food, extravagant parties, and, the most important of all, the many haunted spots and their accompanying stories. There was the old Pumpkin Spice…