No Room at the Inn: A Star Trek Story
By Laurie Howard Word Count: 4039 Rating: G Summary: Captain Kirk, Spock and Dr. McCoy plan to spend Christmas break with each other on a planet. The weather turns bad and plans change. No one…
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Christmas is in My Grasp
Editor's Note: This is a Christmas reflection from the upcoming book, Fiercely Loved: Confessions of an AIDS Widow. *** As I am writing this, Christmas songs are playing on the radio, the tree lot is…
Burnt: A Harry Potter Serial- Chapter 30: Home Sweet Hole
By LastCrazyHorn Word Count: 105891 Rating: PG-13 for brief language, violence, and depictions of abuse Summary: A disabled Harry comes to Hogwarts story. Everyone expects him to be like his dad, but how can he be with…
The Jeweler’s Apprentice: Chapter 19
It was a fair piece to Brethil, and the sun lying warm on their weary shoulders seemed to invite the travelers to slow their pace and linger in the comfortable embrace of golden light on…
Robert Falconer: Translator’s Preface
Before offering any remarks about the specific task of translating Robert Falconer, or indeed about the reasons for undertaking such a task, I cannot forego the opportunity of commenting upon the merits of the book itself,…
Cutting the Cord: A Game of Thrones Serial – Epilogue: Scarlet-Fringed Rose
20 Years Later, in the Mountains of Davneros… The twilight of life fell softly over the woods, at the edge of the lake, lapping at the edges thirstily, like a tale of tongues, told…
I Wish I Lived in a Hallmark Movie
By Sarah Levesque Word Count: 84 Rating: G Summary: The poet yearns for the simple life of a Hallmark movie character I wish I lived in a Hallmark movie My life would be so grand…
All is Growing and Expanding: The Holiday Season as a Triumph of Light over Darkness
Embracing the Christmas season in a spiritually meaningful way often proves to be difficult in the face of near incessant commercial distraction. Too much stuff and too little substance clogs our senses and can give…
The Sleeping Princess
By Amanda Pizzolatto Word Count: 6304 Rating: PG (for some dangerous scenarios) Summary: A young peasant girl meets a handsome prince and learns a secret about her family. “Roselle, could you go get some juniberries…
Abbey St. Joseph – Vespers
By Mack Hill Word Count: 80 Rating: G Summary: Prayers at the end of the day. Dusk rises from the dark and dewy grass And sweet bells sing to end the workman’s day, To call…