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Love Beyond Death: A Movie Review of “The Crow”
BY NATHAN STONE The Crow was one of the numerous comic book movies made in the 1990s on the heels of the success of Tim Burton’s Batman.
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The Lies We Tell: A Harry Potter Serial – Chapter 2: Death Grip
By Jessica Beaubien (alias Niaf) Word Count: 27542 Rating: PG for moments of peril Summary: The alternate account of the Chamber of Secrets seen through Snape’s eyes. Severus found himself absently carding his hand through the boy’s black hair, still left wondering how things had gotten to this point. He pushed away the thoughts of his…
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Fifty: A Harry Potter Story
BY EXCESSIVELY PERKY “It’s been 14 years since you died,” the glowing being of light announced. “Happy 50th birthday!”
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Pride and Prejudice Movies: Colin Firth’s (1995) vs Keira Knightly’s (2005)
BY SARAH LEVESQUE Keira Knightly makes for a very free Lizzy, who does and says what she wants when she wants because she wants to.
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Have You Ever Considered Piracy?: A Helpful Guide to High Seas Crime
BY IAN THOMAS WILSON Many fictional pirate captains are portrayed as authoritarian leaders, such as Captain Hook, but pirate ships just weren’t run like that.
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The Pottermore Problem: Why J.K. Rowling Should Leave Well Enough Alone
BY KAT COFFIN She can do what she wants with it. She’s the writer, after all. But the books ended in 2007.
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Testament: A Star Trek Serial – Chapter 19
BY M.C. PEHRSON “Think. It is not too late. Perhaps you are lying. You are half human—from a race of accomplished liars.”
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Liberty's Cry
LIBERTY’S CRY By Catherine Woods Word count: 88 Rating: G Summary: An ode to freedom Countries can crumble, Nations can die, On the ruins of empires America lies. With her shimmering waters And high white-topped peaks Where in bright shining glory The earth and sky meet. As the heartstrings of Liberty With a riveting cry…
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Ferguson’s Grave
“Ferguson, lying beneath cold stones, Gray with lichen clinging, Do you yearn for the sounds of home? Can you hear me singing?”
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Anne, Princess of Variolation: The Story of a Royal Brush with Smallpox
BY CATHERINE CURZON The practice of variolation involved taking a very small amount of infected tissue and introducing it into the body of a healthy patient.
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A Colorless Dream: The Darkness in Harry Potter’s World
BY AMANDA PIZZOLATTO In Harry Potter, there doesn’t seem to be any wonder, any of the real magic of childhood.
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Still the Beating Heart: A Pirates of the Caribbean Story
By: WriterFromWardrobe Word Count: 1246 Rating: PG Summary: An elderly Elizabeth Swann-Turner has one last task to do. All rights belong to their respective owners. I do not own Pirates of the Caribbean. This story disregards Dead Men Tell No Tales because I wrote the story prior to the movie coming out. At this time, Wikipedia listed both…
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An Enemy's Farewell: A Scarlet Pimpernel Story
BY LADY BLAKH “There!” Percy said, and smiled. “If you are going to the guillotine, at least your cravat should be properly tied.”
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A New Home
A NEW HOME By Amanda Pizzolatto (alias Aurora Mandeville) Word count: 1716 Rating: G Summary: An unhappy orphan finds a loving family The carriage rolled up to the gloomy castle as wave after wave crashed upon the distant shore. The boy curled up inside felt that the waves matched his emotions that dreary morning, angry…
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A Family Reunited: a Poldark Story
A FAMILY REUNITED: A POLDARK FAN-FICTION STORY By Monica Marinello Word count: 3843 Rating: PG Summary: An uplifting short story about the Poldark family Francis Poldark had entered Trenwith like a whirlwind. “Elizabeth! Elizabeth, where are you? I must tell you something!” He ran to the parlor, then back into the great hall, where Elizabeth…
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The Rhyming Little Mermaid
BY JOSHUA DAVID LING “For Manfolk live but one hundred years and are taken up to heaven’s bright stars.”
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My Duty Forbids It: The Historical Context of Professor Severus Snape
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI Snape is portrayed as having a “stiff upper lip”, and while he certainly goes hard on his students, he also goes hard on himself.
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Arthur Daigle: Interview
BY ARTHUR DAIGLE My characters learn that there is an artifact called the Bottle of Hope in their lands, and that a single drop of its water can heal people.
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Winter Submissions Wanted…
Our Winter Issue of Ink and Fairydust will be based on the season and its many holidays, particularly Christmas and other solstice-based celebrations. We are looking for all types of works, including but not limited to… * Artwork * Book & Movie Reviews * Fanfiction * Original Fiction * Poetry * Reflections on the season * Reflections on the winter holidays (any and all!)…
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After the ‘45
“Oh, da,” he said, with a trembling voice, “Why must I make this terrible choice To leave yourself and the maiden I love, Go fight for James Edward’s right to his glove?