His name was Quasimodo and he resembled his name, incomplete… He caused horror and disgust in all but one single person: his adopted father, the young priest Claude Frollo. Read more

As he watches the inspector gaze up at the night sky, Valjean notices that he is standing up on the edge of the bridge. Frowning, Valjean starts to walk towards him. “Inspector, what are you doing?” Read more

“You will be hired as a butler for my family,” stated the man matter-of-factly. “You will help in caring for the children, since I am unable to, see to it that their needs are met, and they are disciplined well. You will also have to be on the look-out for enemies who will try to… Read more

I rejoiced greatly at the news that the Eucharist and artwork had been saved from the fire, especially because I had gone to see Notre Dame when I went to France on pilgrimage in 2017. Here I will share with you the pictures I took… Read more

“One small star, like the flame of a candlestick One small star which my blot out the rest One small star that may heal all enmity One small star that may make the cursed blest.” Read more

“You wanted to see me, sir?” queried Thomas.  “Ah, yes,” nodded Napoleon. “You were impressive during yesterday’s battle. I thought when they charged us when we first took the city, that would be the end. Now a revolt. But you solved that, didn’t you?  Knocking down the doors of the Al-Azhar mosque, mounted on your… Read more

He gave a slight bow to the statue of Our Lady before dashing up the stairs to the bell tower. He enjoyed listening to them and wondered who was ringing them nowadays. He smiled sadly as he knew it couldn’t be Quasimodo, though he wished he could have met the fellow. It had been about… Read more

BY ISABELLA SUMMITT “True art comes from suffering, my little one. You are my children; you should share in my suffering so you can truly appreciate music.”  Read more

A year since he set her free with Raoul, and her heart twists to remember how frail he was at the end of things, sitting in his chair with his head in his hands, her promise to return to him upon his death still fresh on her tongue.  Read more

BY DAVID GLENN In Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance, the heroes Sora and Riku have to travel to a world based off of the Disney animated film. Read more

BY KEVIN MICHAEL DERBY Manceron died in 1999 and the Age of the French Revolution was far from being complete when he finally had to give up on it. Read more

Submissions wanted! We’re looking for fanfiction, nonfiction, original fiction, poetry, & artwork from fantasy, sci-fi, and real life, past and present and future! Read more

F&F Summer 2019: French Gothic – From Victor Hugo to history to the Hunchback of Notre Dame, we’ve got nonfiction, original fiction, fanfiction and much more! Read more

“No doubt, you’ve spent many sleepless nights trying to run from dark thoughts, but wouldn’t it be easier if you had someone—four someones—who you could call on when the nights are darkest?” Read more

 “What’s the mission, mother?” queried Khalid sarcastically, his twelve-year-old voice breaking. “I am not your mother in this room, Murid Khalid. I am the Woman in the Mountain. And you will respect protocol.” Read more

“Whatever happened to the sorceress? The narratives leave her story unresolved – Upon the Altar reposes the sacred Host Before the Altar kneel graced penitents…” Read more

BY AVELLINA BALESTRI As a lover of stories, I often will comment that a certain twist seemed rather “hopeful” to me, even if most other people simply cannot see it. Read more

Joyce realizes that Gabriel is going back deep into the past, trying to build a bridge over her lost time , over the lost twenty years of her memory … trying to build a bridge from their past to their present. How many things he has to update her on and how many little precious… Read more

“The Man in the Moon is smiling tonight His duty is his joy, to take his place Within the celestial liturgy…” Read more

“The Ape, the Ape!” her voice was frantic. “I saw him—just now—outside my window, in the trees—I have to get—” Read more