BY BRITTANY KELLER “Orc or Elf, we’re the same on some level. Orcs are not as bad as your people seem to make us out to be.” Read more

BY KARA SWANSON Often times, in fantasy novels, the term “sorcerer” is not even used in the correct context of literal sorcery. Read more

Greetings and Felicitations, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen… Our upcoming issue of Ink & Fairydust will be dedicated to period dramas, with a broad timeline of 16th-19th centuries. *Review and explore aspects of your favorite (or even least favorite) films and series, including Jane Austen adaptations, Poldark, Hornblower, Sharpe’s Rifles, Masterpiece Theatre Productions, Pirates of the Read more

BY AVELLINA BALESTRI “I know you, Sev. I know, I know deep down you’re good…and no mater how far down you bury it, that goodness will resurface some day.” Read more

“Calliope is the Muse of epics and eloquence, Dreaming of faraway lands and adventures hence.” Read more

BY JOEL W. HAWBAKER In both Narnia and Middle-Earth, many of the heroes are ordinary characters, devoid of any special strength or power. Read more

BY SWA-SWA MASOU “I can choose to hurt your father by hurting you, or I can choose to be kind to you, to help your father.” Read more

BY AVELLINA BALESTRI “Perhaps a day will come when he will come among us in his fullness, and we will be sure to reject him, for he will be the stranger still…” Read more

BY M.C. PEHRSON “The Council will make no exceptions to its ruling. Vulcan’s Space lanes are full of misguided people hoping to receive the blessing of Yanash.” Read more

BY BRITTANY KELLER “You’re not going to fall,” he assured her. “I got you. You’re not going to fall. Trust me. I promise we’ll land before night.” Read more

BY AVELLINA BALESTRI “That is the theme of all life and literature, is it not? The search for the component of salvation.” Read more

“I shall uncover the evils of Athens and her pomp, and show Sparti to be the true champion of all that is good!” Read more

BY ELIZABETH TROUP There I’ll sit, lonely and cramped, with no one flipping through my pages, no one looking for the secrets hidden in these leather-bound walls. Read more

BY M.C. PEHRSON In China the hills are steep, with plots of fertile land terraced almost to the river’s edge. Read more

BY M.C. PEHRSON “There is only one way for you to be certain that you are making the right decision. Come, see the truth for yourself. It is only logical.” Read more

A fan-fiction multi-chapter story of romantic tragedy, told first person from the perspective of Elin, the Lady of Shalott. Read more

BY BRITTANY KELLER We have a horse, so we can ride for a while. Keep the horse walking; if need be, urge him to go faster. Read more

BY AMANDA PIZZOLATTO She was named Rose in honor of the rose given to them by the Queen of Heaven, and was even consecrated to the Blessed Virgin. Read more

BY AVELLINA BALESTRI “We don’t have to be everything our fathers were. We just have to sort out the good from the bad, and then be ourselves.” Read more

“There are so many memories locked up in this one dress,” she quietly told her little friends as they gathered around her. “And I shall always remember the good.” Read more