A Day at Grandma’s
Mom dropped Max and Lorelei off at a little white house with lacy corner brackets on either side of the front porch posts. The lawn was overgrown, grass reaching almost up to the Max's knees,…
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The Window of St. Mary’s
September shouldn’t be this hot, Harris Sine thought to himself, mopping his brow with a wrinkled and rather poorly treated handkerchief which he pulled out of the left pocket of his coat. That garment…
The Only Ones Worth Fighting For: A Movie Review of “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”
I know it’s a bit of an oldie, but just recently I made the pleasant discovery of a little movie called Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. You’re probably wondering how I never managed to see…
Book Review: A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time is, in itself, a beautifully-written and enchanting book. It tells the story of young Meg Murry, a girl who feels like she does nothing right, and who sometimes believes what all…
Castle on the Hill
Once upon a time, there was a boy who did odd jobs for a very wealthy and prestigious knight named Sir Weston. The boy was called Barley since he'd been found among the bags of…
The Sneak Thief of Meyer’s Greenhouse
I woke up thinking that it was too dark out and too early to be awake. Then I remembered what day it was. The pale hour of five-thirty showed in the bars of watery light…
Enchanted Melodies: A Fantasy Music Review
I have a soundtrack for just about everything. Whether I’m outdoors or indoors, crazy or sane, ready to drop dead or bouncing off the walls; you name it, I’ve got background music for it. So…
An Answered Longing
Years upon long yearsOf men and ages past,Waiting on the dawn,When came our God at last Like light to all the earth,A trumpet call to breakThe silence of all time,Salvation in its wake. “Hail thou…
Those Eyes
With such calm certainty Those eyes looked back at me And I was lost I knew before I said That I as sure as had Foresworn the cost A clear pearl on a string And…