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May I Borrow Your Finger?
By Lawrence “Mack” Hall Word Count: 91 Rating: G (suitable for all audiences) Summary: A poem about today’s childhood. A small child asked another. An old man turned To wonder about a question he had never heard How does one lend a finger? But then he saw: A fingerprint to open a little ‘phone For…
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Silence Louder Than Words: A Movie Review of “A Man for All Seasons”
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI A Man for All Seasons stands apart as a classically-crafted, skillfully executed, emotionally engrossing political and historical drama.
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Women and Other Worlds: The Feminine Mystique Comes to Fantasy
BY DR. JAMES LAWSON Away with Princess Leia in her impractical gold bikini; this is the age of the pragmatic Katniss Everdeen.
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Scarlet Wings
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI Oh, my love, my love, your wings unfurled, take heed, the balls at thee are hurled.
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Death and the Lion: A Crossover Serial – Chapter 8: A Stellar Recovery
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… Nico’s eyes fluttered open and let out a soft moan. He certainly wasn’t dead, but he wasn’t…
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Solo Flight: Finding Inspiration in the Airport
BY EMMA CASSMAN It was my first solo flight. I’d made it through customs with only two near panic attacks.
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Standing at the Crossroads
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI I stand at the crossroads of a world gone mad, tossing in the current of ‘Great Events’.
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Egalitarian Gal: Feminism, Equality, and How We Treat Each Other
BY RACHEL LIANNA HOLLAND Have you ever heard the joke: “Which weighs more? A pound of rocks or a pound of feathers?”
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The Pomegranate: An Original Fairy Tale
By Amanda Pizzolatto (alias Aurora Mandeville) Word Count: 652 Rating: G (suitable for all audiences) Summary: An original fairy tale in the mold of Andersen and Le Prince de Beaumont. Once upon a time, in a faraway land, lived a sickly king and his three children. Sensing that his days were coming to an end,…
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A Slytherin Situation: A Harry Potter Serial – Chapter 3
BY SARAH LEVESQUE “Here, she was sorted into Slytherin.” Snape pointed to the picture, where Lily was clearly wearing green.
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Superhero Sundays: Batman
By Ian T. Wilson Rating: G (suitable for all audiences) Word Count: 311 Summary: A brief biography of the real hero of Batman Good afternoon, people of the internet! This is Ian Wilson, Fellowship and Fairydust’s comic and superhero expert, welcoming you once again to Superhero Sunday. This week, I wanna talk about a hero we…
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Through Those Eyes: The Light of Divine Mercy
By The Traveling Troubadour Word Count: 705 Rating: G (suitable for all audiences) Summary: A reflection on the eyes of Christ for Divine Mercy Sunday. Authors Note: This image of the crowned head of Our Lord hangs in the entrance of the Stone Church of the Madonna on the Hill in Fort Lee, NJ built…
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The Confessional: A Treasure Unlocked
By Ashley Osmera Word Count: 1,263 Rating: G (suitable for all audiences) Summary: A fallen-away Catholic meets a priest who explains to him the treasure of the sacrament of Confession Steven cautiously opened the door of the church. It was obvious he hadn’t been there for some time, because he scanned the area for a…
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The Admiral
BY RAE-RAE FRANCHI The day I saw the Admiral for the first and final time, my mouth fell wide open, and my eyes blinked with surprise!
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New Beginnings: A Harry Potter Story
BY VIOLET JAMES “Many wise words have been written about love,” he observed. “Understand that love is a choice you make every day, even when it is hard.”
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Eclipse of the Soul
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI I feel the dark; It seeps within my bones, runs through my veins; It is a tangible, moving thing. I know it lives.
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The Adventurer: Curse of the Midas Box – A Review
BY IAN T. WILSON The story centers on Mariah Mundi and his little brother, Felix, who are the children of two archaeologists at Oxford University.
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Inspireball Championship
By Amanda Pizzolatto (alias Aurora Mandeville) Word count: 1314 Rating: G (suitable for all audiences) Summary: Divine inspiration is just a game–but a really intense game. “Well folks, welcome back to our Inspireball Championship! Jonah Godwin is back at the throwing mound; Joshua Godwin’s Angels are taking their places while Stan de Ville’s Demons are…
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Song of Songs
“Let my life be spent out Like the smallest of birds, Winging its way from forest freedom To the flame-speckled hut To the wild air again.”