Author: Avellina Balestri

  • Submissions Wanted

    Our Spring Issue is going to be based on C.S. Lewis’ works! These include (but are by no means limited to) the following: The Chronicles of Narnia, The Great Divorce, Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Space Trilogy, Till We Have Faces, etc. We are looking for everything including biographies, explanations, fanfiction, memoirs, poetry, reviews, speculation, theories, and more. This Read more

  • Silent Night: An American Girl Story

    “I first came to Belgium to fight in the last war. What happened that first Christmas was so extraordinary that I’ll never forget it.” Read more

  • Epiphany, Transferred

    By Lawrence Hall Word Count: 87 Rating: G Summary: A poem digesting what Epiphany would be like today. How, then, does one transfer a holy day? The Magi reschedule their appointments, The camels are re-booked with a penalty, King Herod’s social secretary sighs And jots a note for the distribution list (Holy Innocents will die Read more

  • A London Christmas: A Chronicles of Narnia Serial – Chapter 3

    BY SARAH LEVESQUE “Growing up all at once and growing up slowly, then returning… those are completely different.” Read more

  • Frodo’s Last Shire Yule: A Lord of the Rings Story

    BY ANNE MARIE GAZZOLO “Now, Mr. Frodo dear, don’t you be staying up too late now, as you know they’ll keep you up until all hours when they come.” Read more

  • An Avalonian Christmas

    By Amanda Pizzolatto Word Count: 3540 Rating: G Summary: Another of Amanda’s Crossover stories. A Quiet Evening Bran Davies let out a breath. Well, here it goes. He was going to step out of this room a mere boy, though he was the son of Arthur, and by the end of the day, he would Read more

  • Christmas in Cokeworth: A Harry Potter Serial – Chapter 6: To Raise Us from the Grave

    “You don’t pick your friends because they can do something for you,” Harry shot back. “You do it because you care about them, and they care about you. That’s it.” Read more

  • Freeze and Thaw: A Star Trek Story

    BY ACONITUM-NAPELLUS “Judging by the level of darkness, I would guess there are at least ten metres of rather densely packed snow above us,” Spock said calmly. Read more

  • Holiday TV Brings Armories, a Cyclops, and the Slaughter of the Awgwas

    BY KEVIN MICHAEL DERBY Of course Krull has nothing to do with Christmas, but the same can be said of most holiday specials and programming. Read more

  • Testament: A Star Trek Serial – Chapter 30

    BY M.C. PEHRSON “An act of God! I give no credence to such things,” Sarek declared. “You are a scientist. There is cause and there is effect.” Read more

  • An Asgardian Christmas: A Crossover Story

    By Amanda Pizzolatto Word Count: 1721 Rating: G Summary: The Baudelaires, finally safe and happy, celebrate Christmas. Part One: Under the Mistletoe Mistletoe hung from the ceiling at the end of the room while boughs of holly hung from the railings. The Baudelaires entered, their eyes darting from side to side, taking in the whole Read more

  • Ghosts of Christmas Past: A Harry Potter Story

    “Severus”, she spoke in a soft, sad voice. “It’s Christmas, and you’ve let hatred for my husband keep you from listening to what my son tried to communicate to you.” Read more

  • A London Christmas: A Chronicles of Narnia Serial – Chapter 2

    BY SARAH LEVESQUE “Even Father Christmas would have a hard job finding much for presents right now. But we have each other, that’s what’s most important.” Read more

  • The Perfect Gift

    By Julia Rose Magyar Works Cited: 2102 Rating: G Summary: A little girl’s Christmas Wish leads to an important lesson. It was almost Christmas time in the town of Happy Meadows. The town was in great preparation, decorating shop windows, and hanging wreaths and garlands on their doors. But in one house, a twelve-year-old girl sat Read more

  • On the Feast of St. Stephen: A Reflection on the Paradox of Christmastime

    BY KEVIN MICHAEL DERBY Of course, I knew the day after Christmas was the Feast of Stephen, the first martyr whose death is recorded in Acts of the Apostles. Read more

  • Christmas in Cokeworth: A Harry Potter Serial – Chapter 5: As Sharp As Any Thorn

    “What do you think? I just enjoy killing things?” he blurted bitterly, wrapping his arms around himself. “I…only want to stop…pain…stop…stop the pain, that’s all…” Read more

  • An Antillian Christmas: A Crossover Story

    “Well, then, come on! Like Jack said, there’s more! And I should know; I can tell that mine and Hort’s presents aren’t under that tree. And I bet Jack’s isn’t under there, either. There’re still quite a few people who didn’t put their presents under that tree for you.” Read more

  • Ham for the Holidays: A Story from a Christmas Retail Worker

    BY KEVIN MICHAEL DERBY I would come home reeking of ham. My mother usually went out of her way to wash my black jeans. Read more

  • Testament: A Star Trek Serial – Chapter 29

    BY M.C. PEHRSON “Although I have been living on Vulcan, I haven’t spoken to my father since the day Yanash died.” Read more

  • F&F Winter & Christmas 2017

    Our 2017 Winter Themed Issue is here! Yes, the theme of the issue is Winter and Christmas. Fanfiction, original fiction, poetry, articles on many different aspects of the season & more – it’s all here! Read more