The Crossing of Christopher: A Golden Legend
There once lived a man named Darrick, with strong arms and bulging muscles, a smith by trade, accustomed to hammering down metal and bending it to his will. In the village, he was renowned…
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Christmas in Cokeworth: A Harry Potter Serial – Chapter 8: The Snow It Melts the Soonest
By Avellina Balestri (alias Rosaria Marie) Word Count: 29645 Rating: PG for brief moments of peril and some thematic elements Summary: Harry and Snape spend Christmas together and come to understand one another a little…
When We Were Gone Astray: A Sense and Sensibility Story
Dedicated to the memory of Alan Rickman (1946-2016) Christmas Eve parties had always been enjoyable for Marianne Dashwood in past years. All the color, the excitement, and gay vitality of it all, the clever…
Christmas in Cokeworth: A Harry Potter Serial – Chapter 7: The Running of the Deer
By Avellina Balestri (alias Rosaria Marie) Word Count: 29645 Rating: PG for brief moments of peril and some thematic elements Summary: Harry and Snape spend Christmas together and come to understand one another a little…
Broth of Venom: A Harry Potter Story
The snake. It was so large, and it slithered subtly, slowly, and it snapped down through flesh and gorged on blood. It made him sick to his stomach and ate out his heart. Oh, oh,…
Christmas in Cokeworth: A Harry Potter Serial – Chapter 6: To Raise Us from the Grave
By Avallina Balestri (alias Rosaria Marie) Word Count: 29645 Rating: PG for brief moments of peril and thematic elements Summary: Harry and Snape spend Christmas together and come to understand one another a little better. Once…
Christmas in Cokeworth: A Harry Potter Serial – Chapter 5: As Sharp As Any Thorn
By Avellina Balestri (alias Rosaria Marie) Word Count: 29645 Rating: PG for brief moments of peril and thematic material Summary: Harry and Snape spend Christmas together and come to understand one another a little better.…
Christmas in Cokeworth: A Harry Potter Serial – Chapter 4: Grown-Up Christmas List
By Avellina Balestri (alias Rosaria Marie) Word Count: 29645 Rating: PG for brief moments of peril and thematic material Summary: Harry and Snape spend Christmas together and come to understand one another a little better.…
Building a Bridge and Drawing a Line: A Way Forward for Traditional Religious and the LGBT Communities
Is there any hope of a bridge being build between traditional religious communities on the one hand and the LGBT community on the other? I don’t believe there’s an easy answer to that question posed…
Christmas in Cokeworth: A Harry Potter Serial – Chapter 3: Up on the Housetop
By Avellina Balestri (alias Rosaria Marie) Word Count: 29645 Rating: PG for brief moments of peril and some thematic elements Summary: Harry and Snape spend Christmas together and come to understand one another a little…