Otherworld
When I opened my eyes, my first thought was whether I had fallen asleep on the plane, and if so, where had the plane gone? Perhaps I had only dreamed about riding on a plane.…
Author: Fellowship & Fairydust
Inspiring faith and creativity & exploring the arts through a spiritual lens
Everyone Loves… Snape?!: An Analysis of the Character and His Fan Appeal
As Avellina and I slowly collected articles for our Harry Potter issue of the magazine, we were astounded when story after story came in, all about everyone’s least favorite teacher, Severus Snape, and nearly all…
Lord, I Pray…
Make of our homes a place where Your love dwells, through patient ways may angry thoughts dispel. Remove the sin that binds our foolish hearts, heal hurtful wounds that careless tongues impart. Let bitter words…
The Dementor’s Kiss: What is a Soul and Can You Lose It?
I normally do my annual re-read of Harry Potter during Christmastide (maybe this coming Christmas I’ll do a post surveying the place of Christmas in the Wizarding World), but I didn’t get to it this…
The Kiss: A Star Trek Story
By Carol Johnson and M.C. Pehrson Word Count: 2492 Rating: PG for mild sensuality Summary: When Spock is made to attend a party, sparks fly between the Vulcan and Lt. Nyota Uhura. The Enterprise had…
A Hollow Promise: Harry Potter and the Betrayal of the Readers
It took my friend Sarah two years to convince me to read the Harry Potter series. I was in middle school and, as an introverted misfit recently transplanted from homeschool to Catholic school, I had…
Legend of the Lost: A Harry Potter Serial – Chapter 16: Doe of Dreams
Harry did not know how long he walked that night. His mind was in too much of a fog. Before he knew it he was running, running through the forest, caring not that…
An Uncomfortable Comparison: Seeing Myself in Tom Riddle
Every time I read Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, I am struck, rather uncomfortably, by certain similarities between myself and boy-Voldemort. When Dumbledore shows Harry his memory of first meeting ten-year-old Tom Riddle, we…
Testament: A Star Trek Serial – Chapter 16
In Tareel, the initial shock of Yanash’s arrival gradually gave way to a joyous sense of serenity for all but Spock, whose role as an informer was looming large in his mind again. He did…