Spring Flowers
By Hannah Semple Blue skies, Warm sun, Flowers perk up Now Winter is done. Daffodil trumpets Blow their horns, Violet gems Sweetly adorn, Snowdrops nod Their dainty heads, Primroses peek From mossy beds, Crocuses cluster…
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Refreshment of the Spirit
By Sophia Helmkamp An acrostic on the four things (a cup, a sword, a tree, and a green hill) that Lucy remembers from the story/spell "For the Refreshment of the Spirit" that she found…
A Legendary Queen: Part 2 – Chapter Twenty-Two: The Last Battle, Part 1
Quickening 10, 899 “It’s coming soon,” I said to myself one morn. “I can feel it.” When I arrived at the training grounds, Bremton had a look of joy on his face, and Kaymen…
Spring, Spring, Spring
By Amanda Pizzolatto Spring, it won’t be long before the hills are covered in green. Spring, I want to roll in all the scents that flowers bring. Spring, I want to enjoy the sights,…
Ramaḍān–A Month of Spiritual Recharging
By Syed Ali Asdaq Naqvi Introduction Ramaḍān is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar and one of the holiest months in the year for Muslims. It is the only month out of the twelve…
Why Ramadan is Considered the Blessed Month
By Hussain Usman Datti ALLAH in his infinite blessing and mercy gave Muslims one month out of the twelve month in a year, in which they should devote to his worship by prayers, recitation of …
A Legendary Queen: Part 2 – Chapter Twenty-One: Children
Frostmoon 2, 881; Archenland “Granma!” I knelt to the ground and opened my arms to receive the four-year-old Prince. “Hello, Liam.” I pulled back from the hug a little bit to see his face.…
Tolkien Before Jackson: A Look at Early Adaptations Part 10
Click here to read part 9. Concluding Thoughts: What Changed with Peter Jackson? It’s hard to make a case that any pre-Jackson takes on Lord of the Rings is a classic. Some (the Finnish miniseries…
Day of St. Patrick
By Amanda Pizzolatto Good luck charms and three-leaf clovers Seeing the color green plastered all over With hints of gold for leprechaun treasure And kegs of beer for clurichaun pleasure Orange and white complete…
A Legendary Queen: Part 2 – Chapter Twenty: Wasted
Lenisgale 27th, 864 Twist-twirl-swing… Amesh and I moved swiftly and smoothly across the filled dance floor of Cair’s Grand Hall. We moved our feet quickly to the fast beat of the Calormene drums and…