The Gatekeeper
I came to the gate, it was very late.The flower was in my hand.So beautiful and bright, it gave off a light,but then came his reprimand. “What is it you bring? What is that thing?It’s…
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The Question of Faith: The Story of The Exorcist
In an era when every Marvel superhero movie is marketed as an event, and movies that gross $300,000,000 lose money, it may be difficult to believe that there was a time when certain movies really…
Roots: Insights from the Tree Alphabet of Old Ireland: Yew
“O Cormac, grandson of Conn,” asked Caibre,“What is lasting in the world?”“Not hard to answer,” said Cormac,“Grass, bronze, yew wood. That is all.” ~From The Counsels of Cormac Botanical name: Taxus baccataFamily: TaxaceaeOgham: EdadScots…
A Pocket Notebook Found in an Old Coat
Memos to myself in the long ago: McKuen asks me for my autographCohen offers me one of his coolest hatsOr maybe that famous blue raincoatPushkin’s spirit challenges me to a duel Book-signing in Harrod’s on…
The Hardy Boys: The Tower Treasure – Ch 17
As soon as Slim and Pete saw that Frank and Joe had gotten into the house, Jack took the copter for a couple more spins around the place before heading out to sea. “I hope…
Crossing the Space Between – Chapter 18 – Coming Clean
Evie kept a cautious eye on her best friend as she served lukewarm tea from a cracked pitcher and passed around a platter of stale biscuits with moldy jelly for their rowdy guests. The purple-clad…
True Love Never Fails – Chapter 12
“I am glad that there are only three left; it would have been rather hard to do this and take care of the situation in Julhem. Come back here after lunch, we'll make this final…
Journey of Discovery Chapter 33 (A Kingdom Hearts Story)
“Mayday! Mayday!” I heard someone call out as Leroy and I fell through the sky. Turning, I saw a big white bird with smoking tail feathers falling our way. Wait. Were we still small? Oh,…
The Centimeter-Worm
On a summer day While harvesting the first sunflower seedsI felt the shyest tickle on my armAs if the smallest creature in the worldWanted me to pay attention to it And it was so –…