The Stranger
There is a man who always stands on the street corner. He is tall, slim, and easily missed in his black clothes and bowler hat. He hides in the dark against the wall of the…
Author: Fellowship & Fairydust
Inspiring faith and creativity & exploring the arts through a spiritual lens
Other Inklings (and Similar Writers) You Probably Haven’t Read
Recently, Amanda Pizzolatto contributed a helpful essay to Fellowship & Fairydust on “Worlds to Visit after Middle-Earth and Narnia.” Among other insights, she noted the effect that Tolkien and Lewis had on fantasy literature after…
Heaven on Earth: A Life Lesson Only Our Furry Buddies Can Teach Us
“They say in Heaven love comes first. We’ll make Heaven a place on Earth.” – “Heaven Is a Place on Earth,” performed by Belinda Carlise, written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley. There may…
The Centaurs’ Chronicle: A Chronicles of Narnia Poem
I watch the stars, for they are mine to watch. The Lion’s song created them and all of us. As they cascade through the sky, I watch the first constellations form and our voices lift…
Worlds to Visit After Middle-Earth and Narnia
With the upcoming Rings of Power TV series on the horizon and with it, hopefully, a resurgence of interest in fantasy, it might be time to revisit lesser-known fantasies that were well-received yet have mostly…
I Have Called You Friends: Contemplating the Blessed Trinity and the Incarnation
The April sky was clear. The light of brother sun was shining over me while I walked in that man-made canyon between the Midtown Towers. I stopped on the sidewalk. A strange thought had suddenly…
The Liminal Lady
Rosaries versus ovaries.Coathangers high in screamed freedomScratching against a sea of muttered prayers.Her PVC-platform boots march withtowering studded spikes,Announcing the Midnight Queen.Her feral purple mop adds bravadoto their glares.Yet, bending through the arms of anarchy.A…
The Beginning of Life
Twelve years of chaos, seven of war. His eyes searched out the window in silence. Ever since the day when Death had knocked on every door, it had never been as it was. There was…
Lydwine of Schiedam: A Saint for our Times
Living in the modern world, it’s easy to base our self-worth on our achievements. Whether because of celebrity culture insinuating that our lives are more worthwhile the more people know about us, consumerism suggesting that…
My Buddy St. Anthony
Day in day out, it’s always the same I never stop calling this patient saint’s name I lost my keys, I lost my phone, I lost my wallet, even the garden gnome But it…