Red: A Sestina
I walked the edge of the newborn dawnThat wakened the world with fireAnd I stood on the brink of the setting sunIn front of the world’s desireAnd I realized that this is a world of…
Author: Fellowship & Fairydust
Inspiring faith and creativity & exploring the arts through a spiritual lens
Creation Song
Out of the dark and void of spaceLight sprang to greet His handHe drew from night and nothinginessA bright and holy brand And God saw that it was goodSo night came and morning followedThe first…
Hope at Damietta
Cold dawn with its promise to transform into sweltering desert heat later that afternoon broke over the lines of sleeping, heavily-chained captives. My brother Juste and I were among them. It was several…
Emerald’s Interviews: Interview with an Elf-Lord
Emerald: Hello, and welcome to Emerald’s Interviews, where yours truly takes the time to interview characters from movies, TV shows, and books. No character is too secondary or obscure to get their fifteen minutes of fame…
The Sacred Heart of Jesus
Lord Jesus,The next time I am tempted to sin,Stop me before it’s too late.Help me think about what I am doing–What I am doing to You.And then, in the eyes of my soul…Lord Jesus, show…
Portsmouth vs. Plymouth: A Traveler’s Comparison
Well, here, we have it: my comparison of the two big naval bases in Britain: Portsmouth, also known affectionately as Pompey, and Plymouth, nicknamed ‘Guzz’ (and I don’t think anyone is exactly sure why!). I’ve…
Rose’s Thorn
It is quiet in the room. The low rasp of steel on leather mixes with the cool hiss of the sword itself as it is withdrawn from the simple sable sheath. Light flashes off the…
Mirror, Mirror, in the Wood: A Review of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare interweaves several convoluted plots in which the human world and the ‘Green Wood,’ or fairy world, meet. Critics often interpret the human world, under the leadership of Theseus and…
We Should Talk More About the Country
We walk roads that seem endless but we know they’ll be tapering off like a candle with a thread all out of wax. And if you’re on a trail of tears, the finish line might…
