Sins of the Father
BY ISABELLA SUMMITT Henry V followed the solemn procession. It was the second funeral he had attended in the past two months. Funerary rights were becoming a regular routine in his kingly duties, and he had stayed strictly solemn to accommodate them. He knew how to keep pace with the priest and the pallbearers behind …...
Through My Most Grievous Fault: A Hunchback of Notre Dame Story
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI
“You say that? You?” She stood up and looked at him full in the face. “Then you cannot bear the evil eye, as first I thought…”
Gurgi: A Black Cauldron Story
BY CHARLOTTE SANDOVAL The creature called Gurgi let out a pitiful moan, burying his face in the dirt, rear in the air. “Workings and groanings for poor Gurgi,” came the muffled complaint, “Only workings and groanings.” All around him, the sheep he was meant to be tending continued to eat their grassy lunch, unphased by...
The Fountain of Faith
BY CHRISTOPHER WOODS (North American Continent, Planet Earth, 2245 CE) Following the surging, panicked crowd, Mark rushed to the space docks. The whole situation was almost too frightening to be true, but there he was, dashing along with the best of them, unable to control his heart rate. ...
They Who Swore His Vows: A King Arthur Story
BY SOPHIA HELMKAMP The tournament-field was bright in the midday sun, bright from the sweet-smelling grass to the keen lance-tips to the golden walls of Camelot. All seemed set for holiday and the pennants snapped in the breeze—but the people knew what the pennants did not, and an awful stillness had gripped all present. Not …...
The Endless Knot of Richard II
BY GIOVANNI CARMINE COSTABILE “When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.” (John 6:15 KJV) In the year of Our Lord 1397, in the late night on January 5, King Richard II received three special guests in …...
The Philosopher of the Opera: A Phantom of the Opera Story
BY DOMINIC DE SOUZA Christine staggered to her knees and snatched at a step rail studded into the tile, kicking off her slippers to grab traction on the outer surface of the dome. A gale from the south whipped at her white gown, tugging her hair free of its yellow net. Pulling herself up …...
The First: A Fictionalized Account of History
By Ian Maphet
A short story about the emperor who changed the face of the Roman empire.
The Abbot of Langhorntown Goes on a Pilgrimage
BY YAKIRA GOLDSBERRY
“I know all about the unfairness of the world. My village was destroyed three times!”
At the Light’s Edge
BY KERSTIN KOEPL
“If you come back to Boys Town, you can have a hot meal and stay the night, and you can decide in the morning if you’d like to stay longer.”
