As A Pebble – A Short Nature Meditation
I lie as a pebble on the bed of a lake, watching the sky as morning breaks before my eyes, bringing swooping swallows in its wake. The small, perfectly round ripples from their acrobatic, on-the-wing…
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My Journey with C.S. Lewis and Friends
C.S. Lewis is one of the single most influential Christian writers in English and World Literature alike. Spanning from flights of whimsy to heady apologetics, his countless works include The Chronicles of Narnia, The Screwtape…
Saint Hubert’s Hunt
O cross between the antlers beamingbrighter than the brightest painSearing, sun-sunk hour of death, hail!Strung of suffocation and suffusionHunted as the wild stag, white as host-to-tongueWild bread, wilder meat, wending through weeds,Hooves that wound us,…
Tolkien and Reality
It shall come as a surprise to no one that I am a great fan of J.R.R. Tolkien’s work. Having discovered The Lord of the Rings in Junior High (thanks in no small part to…
Bell’s Table
~by Vanessa Parry Bilbo settled on one of the benches by the kitchen table and Bell smiled as she placed one of her best teacups before him, pouring milk and adding the strong tea. Little…
My Miracle Story
In 2005, just five years after discovering my new found wood sculpting skills at the age of 50, I continued to work full-time as an auto mechanic. For almost 30 years, I worked in the…
Call of Herne
Hazy-eyed dreamer You long to be In the tangled wood Amongst the trees To feel the pulse The forest’s charm That pounding, that burning The hunters’ drums Starry-eyed poet Arise! Awake! The Hunter calls…
Tithendell in the Rain: A Lord of the Rings Story
~By Vanessa Parry (alias: Elwen) Tithen was an integral part of Rivendell's healing song. She accepted that. The twolegs fed her and she graced them with her presence, which was apparently all that was required…
Slip in Time: Chapter 10
Charms with Professor Flitwick was a little bit different. They spent the whole class taking notes and simply practising wand gestures until the bell sounded for lunch. Harry was disappointed that they didn't get to…
The Best Robe – A Star Trek Story: Chapter 10
~ By Laura Cynthia Chambers McCoy awoke with a snort. Eyes popping open, he squinted and rubbed the back of his neck, sore from lying on the couch. “Computer, what fool time is it?” he…