Muno’s eyes grew slightly wider and he glanced at the other prisoners before turning back to Leran with a confused look on his face. “I thought the prophecy only spoke of one female, not three!” Read more

“How dare you!” Snape roared. The smash of glass against stone made Harry flinch. “You beastly—awful—terrible—” Snape apparently didn’t have sufficient words. Read more

BY LAWRENCE “MACK” HALL Where Peter was, there also was the Tomb — blood-sodden dreams cold-rotting in old sin, the Chalice left unwashed. Read more

BY ANNA RAJAGOPAL Our Lord raised that voice which had once inspired hundreds with the power of divinity in a weak appeal. He pleads: ‘I thirst!’ Read more

Days later Gabriel’s voice reaches her again. She hears him talking with a young man whom he called Michael. Oh, yes, Joyce thinks, Michael is the name of my first baby boy, who is now nine years old. How I wish I could see him. Read more

She was restless in Mass, a three-years’ child And in her patient father’s loving arms She wriggled She squiggled She giggled Read more

“And all because of a boy,” sneered Sakiri. Tamika jumped up and banged on the wall. “That boy was my brother! He was only ten years old! Ten years old, Sakiri! But did you care? No! You and this stupid vendetta against all men is driving me up a wall!” screamed Tamik Read more

““Can my friends come and visit sometime this summer?”” Read more

BY AVELLINA BALESTRI Pontius Pilate is not portrayed as a menacing monster or two-dimensional villain, but as the image of fallen mankind. Read more

Notre Dame, why do you cry? Notre Dame, what are you trying to say? Will you be born again anew Like your Master on Easter Sunday? Read more

BY AMANDA A. KLECKNER What better way to relax on a beautiful spring Easter day than to act like a hobbit and enjoy good food and great company. Read more

Resting in that peaceful place, she thinks about how much she and Gabriel were in love in those early days. His love for her grew greater still, probably because he wanted to fill the hole in her heart, having left all her loved ones and her dear country. Read more

We shall walk on toward the Party Tree Where there will be food and gifts aplenty, For today we will celebrate With our steps through the Party gate. We shall feast thoroughly, We will dance ‘till our feet ache, Then we drink with great glee, Then we eat more ‘till our backs break. Read more

BY AVELLINA BALESTRI To make matters more uncomfortable, the princess could barely speak a word of English, and she was tasked to sing the national anthem. Read more

Suddenly Gabriel’s voice brings her back to the present. She hears him asking a priest to give her his blessing, then she feels the priest’s hand on her forehead as he prays. But she can no longer stay in this moment; she is drawn back to her wedding day. Read more

The man of masterpieces – his life, his work, and a healthy dose of fanfiction! Read more

– Beauty and the Beast – The Count of Monte Christo – Cyrano de Bergerac – The Hunchback of Notre Dame  – Les Miserables – The Phantom of the Opera – The Scarlet  Pimpernel – A Tale of Two Cities – The Three Musketeers – Etc. – Read more

“Pretending to be a hearing person around people who assumed he was as well was easy enough, if occasionally tricky. Pretending to be a hearing person around people who thought his ears had gotten better was a touch harder. ” Read more

BY E. KAISER WRITES “You have done very well.  Your family should be proud of you, as much as I am.” Read more

BY SARAH LEVESQUE As a woman, traditionally it is my role in partner dancing to follow my dance partner. Read more