Suddenly, anxiety and worry rob Joyce of her smile. Who is taking care of my baby now? Who is feeding her and waking up at night to check on her and the other children? All of a sudden, the reality shakes Joyce into thinking about the present. She trembles. Read more

Give them time and they will turn Into miniature draw-string bags Upside down, but never empty Into open-ended hot air balloons Straining to set themselves free. Read more

BY VIOLET JAMES “Trust is more rare than dragons; and it will be even more valuable in the Great War to Come.” Read more

BY JEREMY HENZELL-THOMAS We should embrace an optimistic attitude which fosters the belief that change for the better is possible and that we can contribute to it. Read more

Joyce is back to the present moment and still hears the gentle voice reciting the rosary. She remembers her three-year-old little Geanna. “Mommy, will you please teach me how to pray the rosary.” “Yes, Geanna. Just sit quietly and listen to me and your siblings— and you will learn.” Read more

With knives, don’t cut yourself, but cut the mesh Which would entangle you in thoughts of death! Of course we die, but dying pointlessly Is, in the highest sense, a waste of breath. Read more

BY VIOLET JAMES “And I am honored to present…Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen… She has earned many titles,” he finished simply. Read more

BY AVELLINA BALESTRI We are to be lunatics of love, loving where love seems to have no home, speaking truth where truth is but a distant memory. Read more

BY SARAH LEVESQUE I see you, my friend, riding off again, on orders from madmen. You strive for success, you give it your best. Read more

Violin music brings her back from far away. Joyce let the beautiful sad violin music carry her away … away … Soon Joyce is carried away from the present, back to another memory of her lovely little daughter Christelle. Read more

It ended just as suddenly. “You little fool! Have you no common sense? If I break into your mind, I expect to see memories. If there are no memories there, what does that tell me?” Snape’s black glare was harsh enough that Harry took a thoughtless step backwards. He was now well aware of the… Read more

BY SARAH LEVESQUE I highly recommend this movie. Whether you are pro-choice or pro-life or uncommitted to either side, you deserve to see what Abby saw. Read more

“Captain Leran! Dregans at Hobera! The king has ordered your squad to aid.” “And we will obey. Inform my men to meet me above the caves in five minutes!” “Yes, sir!” The elf quickly saluted before rushing off to spread the word. “Perhaps,” said Rivien, “we will find out what Sandor’s plans really are.”    Read more

For someone who is waiting for his beloved to come home, every day seems like eternity, what if it is not sure that the beloved is ever to come back? Such was Gabriel’s state . Gabriel wonders if perhaps Joyce would never come back. Looking at his wife, connected to so many machines, and waiting… Read more

“One day we shall return,” intoned the king in the words of the prophecy. “Males and a female will call us. Elf, hob, a dwarf, and a berserker, Will be there to welcome us. All will be glad For the evil one will be gone, Returning peace to the land, One that will last very… Read more

Snape stared at the boy, nearly dumbfounded. After last week’s…altercation… he had expected the boy to never darken his doorway out of his own free will again. “What are you doing here, you foolish boy?” Snape snapped finally. Read more

It may feel like a drop in the ocean, But it is a drop of power. It is really a drop into a vase, And in the vase is a flower. Read more

BY MARIE JEANETTE Throughout the story, Bilbo Baggins, the protagonist, grows in faith, hope, and love in turn. Read more

Joyce hears a young man reading from a book. But Joyce is too tired to try to hear or understand and she went back … Joyce remembers now her second son Gabriel Jr. and how she taught him how to read. Read more

By Lawrence “Mack” Hall Word Count: 80 Rating: G Summary: a short poem reflecting on Luke 24:13-35 The road from Emmaus is not in the book Emmaus isn’t even on the map Still, people walk to Emmaus every day And then they go away to somewhere else Because while everyone visits Emmaus It’s only for… Read more