Passing
BY KENNETH MCKINTOSH
“The people of our land need to believe in something greater than themselves; lacking faith, people perish.”
The Giant of Chaldor
BY ARTHUR POWERS
“Beyond this pass are many hills, cliffs, and crevices which you must pass before you reach the mountains….”
O Lord, Forgive Me: A Patriot Story
BY AEGISMAIDEN
What had I done? I had tried so hard to avoid the cost of my acts at Fort Wilderness, I was repaid, and I wreaked vengeance once more.
Fenyw: A Merlin Story
BY CARIAD
“Raise him well, Morgan le Fay. Do as you have sworn: Instill in him the wisdom of the Old Ways.”
Riddles and Resolutions: A Game of Thrones Story
BY VIOLET JAMES
“Blood…a child…and a promise. Her child. His promise. She made my father promise.”
Leaving Home
BY MICHAEL GOTH April 1968 Trax Records was a favorite hangout for high school and college aged students in the Rogers Park section of Chicago. Nicolette Dupree stopped in on most Tuesdays – new release day – after classes let out at Alexander Hamilton High school, where she was a senior. As her home was …...
If: A Fandom Series
BY SOPHIA HELMKAMP (This is a series of thematically connected short stories from various fandoms. Following the progression of Rudyard Kipling’s poem “If,” which describes the actions a boy should take in order to, in the words of the last line, “be a man,” this series connects each line or group of lines from the...
Ingredients
BY ARAIN NIWEL There was once a little girl who loved the sunshine. She welcomed each day that the sun shined and ran to play in the fields. One particular fine day, she was playing in the field in the warm bright sunshine but then clouds full of rain began to roll in. Dark and …...
Sheath and Knife: A Star Wars Story
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI
“I don’t see oppression as greatness!” she snapped back. “And that’s what the darkness is if you let it rule you!”
A Tale of Sir Guy: A Robin Hood Story
BY LILA TULIP
“Do you truly believe that the first King of these lands gained the privilege through a message from Heaven? No.”