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The Keys of Canterbury: A Reflection on the Murder of St. Thomas Becket
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI Yes, God slain on the tree, yes Becket slain on the altar, yet the priests and martyrs of a thousand ages.
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Daisy’s Complaint: A Cow Owner’s Advent Adventures
BY OLIVIA FARNSWORTH Daisy glanced at me through the shed window and evacuated with greater haste.
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Baring My Soul
“Baring my soul Again and again, Writing wherever With some random pen, Hoping to shake My emotions in rhyme…”
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Elvish Outlaw: A Review of Nancy Springer’s “Tales of Rowan Hood” Series
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI When I went to the library one day and stumbled across Tales of Rowan Hood in the Young Adult Fiction section, my interest was piqued.
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Cutting the Cord: A Game of Thrones Serial – Chapter 22: End Game
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI “It is as it should be. You are as I have been, and I am what you will be. The healer’s crystal is yours alone to carry now.”
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Hobbits in Waiting: A Lord of the Rings Story
“It’s Merry and Pippin, sir. We’re not much on formality in the Shire…”
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The Battle of the Oak and Holly Kings
BY RACHEL SCHMIDT The tales were told of two great kings, one dark, and one light, who twice a year, would heroically fight.
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What Really Happened at Dark Island: A Chronicles of Narnia Story
“You are a sweet little thing, aren’t you, girl?” Jadis said, her voice dripping with sarcasm. “You do not think your brother can defeat me by himself?”
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Lost Traveller
“Haven’t you caused her enough pain by knocking at the doors of her heart? You planted a seed of love there and watered it and when it became a little plant you crushed it. You were not meant to be there in first place, and you should not be there now.”
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C.S. Lewis and the Calormenes: A Commentary on Narnia’s Arabesque Baddies
But Lewis wasn’t in it for accuracy as much as to spin a colorful yarn that stoked the imaginations of mostly Western, Christian children. And if the spine-tingling savagery and exotic delights of far-flung locales could add flavor, more power to them.
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Cutting the Cord: A Game of Thrones Serial – Chapter 21: Little Finger
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI “I could never forget it. But I could choose. I could choose to end my part in the game. I could decide that I had had enough.”
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Smiling at Pistachios
“Smiling at pistachios In a drawer forgot Remembering the lovely day They were just for me bought.”
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The Secret of Kells: A Movie Review of an Animated Classic
BY T.K. WILSON The Secret of Kells is a fictional account of the completion of the Book of Kells, one of the finest early illuminated Bibles in existence.
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Hoshi Chronicles: A Crossover Story
“Touya asked for someone to be here until you two arrived, so Princess Emereaude asked me to come keep an eye on Princess Sakura. And now that you’re here, I guess I shall transfer my duties to you.”
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Loki in the First Thor Film: How the God of Mischief Converted Me to Marvel
BY ISABELLA SUMMITT My favorite scene in the film is in the weapons vault, when Loki tries to find out why his hand turned blue when a frost giant touched it.
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Like a Prayer: A Phantom of the Opera Story
“I asked Him for you. I prayed for you everyday of my life. Now I have you. What was He thinking?”
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Flames Rise Higher
BY ROBIN FENNELLY Flames glow in the darkness lighting the path to be followed in blissful surrender to Lover’s touch.
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The Jeweler’s Apprentice- Chapter 17
BY E. KAISER WRITES “I am Ilido Enhousen, devoted subject of King Gregor, and I have more right to that gem than you, mountain dweller.”
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Burnt: A Harry Potter Serial- Chapter 28: Where’s Harry?
By LastCrazyHorn Word Count: 105891 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 was bored and frustrated and…
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Christopher Robin: A Movie Review
BY KATIE HANNA I’m not saying there weren’t many laugh-out-loud moments; but overall? This is a story that cuts deep. Real deep.