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Every Page is Open to the Sun
BY LAWRENCE “MACK” HALL We cannot stand with Dostoyevsky as guards drag him chained before a firing squad.
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Cutting the Cord: A Game of Thrones Serial – Chapter 6: Lost Treasures
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI “It’s for every lost treasure that we find, and every strain of light tying one to another,” she clarified, tucking the coin into the tree branch.
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Why George R.R. Martin is Not the American Tolkien: A Comparison of Two Literary Giants and Their Fantasy Worlds
BY JOHN ADCOX Mr. Martin isn’t the American Tolkien. He’s the American Martin. That’s more than good enough.
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Death and the Lion: A Crossover Serial- Chapter 19: More than Meets the Eye
By Amanda Pizzolatto (alias Aurora Mandeville) Word Count: 31845 Rating: PG for scary situations Summary: Nico Di Angelo, son of Hades, is used to being alone, until one day a girl with auburn hair waltzes into his life… “Wait, first we find out that Lucy from the story is a real person brought to the
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Prophecy of Antillia
You will know the end of the slumber is near When the chosen people fight their way here; From the capital of Antillia they will come, And with them comes the Djinn and a new sun.
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Kite Wings
Oh, the glorious scene of the multi-colored, diamond-shaped kites against a blue sky as they dipped and turned to catch the wind! The children ran from each other as the wind blew the kites dangerously close. If the kites entangled, they would come crashing down and probably be broken.
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Is Faith Reasonable?: Being Receptive to All Reality
BY AMANDA TKACZOW There had to be a period before the universe started, a period before the “big bang” happened and matter was thrown every which way.
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The Prophet and the Dancing Girl: A St. John’s Day Poem
By Lawrence Hall Word Count: 93 Rating: PG (Mild blood) Summary: The Martyrdom of John the Baptist is described from an unusual source. When the kitchen staff did the washing-up They could not but notice, among the bowls And serviettes, spoons, knives, pitchers, and plates, One of the best silver trays, blotchy with blood And
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Burnt: A Harry Potter Serial- Chapter 8: Understanding
By LastCrazyHorn Word Count: Rating: PG-13 for brief language, violence, and depictions of abuse Summary: A disabled Harry comes to Hogwarts story. Everyone expects him to be like his dad, but how can he be with such a different past? A Slytherin Harry takes on Hogwarts in an unusual way. ‘Both wandless and silent magic are
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The Jeweler’s Apprentice- Chapter 4
BY E. KAISER WRITES “There’s sure to be a way around, even if I have to knock on someone’s door. It’s all part of the castle gardens.”
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Cutting the Cord: A Game of Thrones Serial – Chapter 5: A New Year
BY AVELLINA BALESRI “So…once upon a time, there dwelt a…princess, a strikingly beautiful princess, with hair like the tawny fire and eyes like azure ice.”
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Reflections of the Truth: An Analysis of Five Catholic Quotations from “The Lord of the Rings”
BY ELLEN VIRGINIA As an avid reader, I’ve discovered many noteworthy books, but for me, nothing can surpass The Lord of the Rings.
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Death and the Lion: A Crossover Serial- Chapter 18: Back at Spavento
By Amanda Pizzolatto (alias Aurora Mandeville) Word Count: 31845 Rating: PG for scary situations Summary: Nico Di Angelo, son of Hades, is used to being alone, until one day a girl with auburn hair waltzes into his life… It was mid-morning by the time Nico found Victor Getz’s office, where Victor, Riccio, and Mosca were
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The White Hare
BY EVA WEGGELAAR “When I woke up, I was sitting outside this farm, no longer a woman. I’d changed into a white hare.”
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Death Imitates Art: Looking Darkness and Humanity in the Eye Through Fiction
BY J.J. FRANCESCO Despite the dark content contained within, I always make sure to infuse the light of Christ in all of it.
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Seasons Change
BY DEIDRE LOCKYER The Earth rearranges herself, a lady changing her clothes, her hair, her jewels. Soon the trees will wear red and orange and yellow.
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Burnt: A Harry Potter Serial- Chapter 7: Not Working
By LastCrazyHorn Word Count: Rating: PG-13 for brief language, violence, and depictions of abuse Summary: A disabled Harry comes to Hogwarts story. Everyone expects him to be like his dad, but how can he be with such a different past? A Slytherin Harry takes on Hogwarts in an unusual way. “Harry, look at me, child. Look
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The Jeweler’s Apprentice- Chapter 3
BY E. KAISER WRITES “It’s been some time you’ve been hidden away in the foothill country, but I see you’ve been handling a large job.”
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On A Morning In June
ON A MORNING IN JUNE By Lawrence Hall Word count: 285 Rating: G Summary: A poem for those graduating school. The earth is all before me: with a heart Joyous, nor scar’d at its own liberty, I look about, and should the guide I chuse Be nothing better than a wandering cloud, I cannot miss