Death Becomes Us
BY LEAH FISHER Here is the memorial of a man… The Awake: 11:30pm There had never been such a time as this time, not for me. At the time I could not sleep, step by step the old wood moaned from pressure on the floor. The stairs, they creaked and sank with every step of …...
A Lewisian Twist in Lord of the Hollow Dark by Russell Kirk
BY G. CONNOR SALTER Not much has been written about Russell Kirk (1918–1994) as a fiction writer. He wrote about two dozen ghost stories and three gothic thrillers: Old House of Fear, A Creature of the Twilight: His Memorials, and Lord of the Hollow Dark. All of these works are well worth reading today, but …...
Author Interview: Elizabeth Agnes
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. What first inspired you to start writing? I am the youngest of seven. One of my earliest memories was when my dad would lead all seven of us across a five-lane highway—canoe and all—to the river on the other side. Of course …...
The Legend of the Magic Lanterns
BY AMANDA PIZZOLATTO Once upon a time, in the far distant past of Havorest, the genies brought five races from Earth to the planet. They were the kissiae (pumpkin and vine nymphs), the meliades (apple and autumn nymphs), lampades (candle and lantern nymphs), spunkies (fae/gnome-like beings with eyes that change into fox or owl eyes...
Ode to My Black Cat
BY HANNAH SKIPPER My little girl came to us on the angelic express, in early October, six years ago, even before she was old enough to leave her kitty mother’s side. Long story short, she had just arrived at our veterinarian’s office, as a screeching infant, with eyes still closed and ears folded in, in …...
The British Josiah
Outside a London hospital, There stands a stone statue…
Catholics in Andrew Jackson’s Army at the Battle of New Orleans
In his book A History of the Catholic Church in the American South…
Fantasy Author Interview: Christopher Rziha
BY G. CONNOR SALTER Christopher J. Rziha is a PhD student at the University of Notre Dame studying the literature of Spanish mystics, and has recently published his first novel. The Way of Lucherium, released through En Route Books, is a fantasy tale that combines religious imagery, poetry, and elements of allegory to tell the …...
The Elfin Pearl: A Scarlet Letter Story
Witches! Elves! Fairies! Werewolves! Fie on those hellish creatures!”
The Cost of Lies: A Review of HBO’s 2019 miniseries ‘Chernobyl’
Let me preface this review by saying that the disaster at Chernobyl…
