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The Brave Little Fairy
BY DONNA FERGUSON DUDLEY “Oh, I wish that were I! To be invited to a ball, to honor Faeries’ Queen, Would be, to me, a dream come true, most magnificent of things!”
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Winter Warrior: A Tale of Saint Nicholas
BY ELIJAH DAVID “Men have nothing to fear from me,” said Nick, “so long as they do not hold darkness in their hearts.”
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Dreamland: A Guardians of Childhood Crossover
By Amanda Pizzolatto Word Count: 4577 Rating: PG (moments of peril) Summary: Jack Frost and the other Guardians meet siblings Jamie, Sophie, and Rapunzel and take them on the adventure of a lifetime. Inspired by Peter Pan. The green eyes fluttered open and grew with surprise as they were met, not with the ceiling, but…
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Death and the Lion: A Crossover Serial – Chapter 2: The Uninvited
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… Hanging around the cemetery for the past day and a half paid off as Nico saw Lucy…
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A Day of Bliss
“I hear patters from a small stream. My love eludes me. I feel the rain fall upon my face, And then she holds me. I dive and feel the ocean all around me.”
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In Defense of Santa Claus: A New Understanding of a Timeless Tale
BY NADIA C. SHOSHANA I swallowed hard and said, “Mom, you know I am too old to believe in Santa Claus anymore, right?”
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Gloria: A Hunger Games Story
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI “He’s got nowhere to go to even try and celebrate Christmas. His family is all dead. He doesn’t have anyone else.”
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A Canterbury Remembrance
By Lawrence Hall Word Count: 83 Rating: G Summary: A tongue in cheek shot at pilgrimages and Chaucer Astride his horse, the gift-shop blisful martir Raises his glov’ed hand in priestly blessing For those who wear his token in evidence Of a devout pilgrimage to Canterbury By tour bus those who wolden ryde there To…
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Sanctuary: A Harry Potter Serial – Chapter 4: Penance
BY SHEANKELOR “Albus should have told you. He told us that day, but you should have heard it from him, you should have known during this long school year.”
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Superhero Sundays: Green Lantern (John Stewart)
Superhero Sundays: Green Lantern (John Stewart) By Ian T. Wilson Rating: G Word Count: 204 Summary: a brief biography of DC Comics’ John Stewart. Good morning, and welcome again to Superhero Sunday. I’m your host, Ian Wilson. This week, we’re looking at John Stewart. No, not the late night comedian, the Green Lantern.
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The Boy Who Was Loved: A Harry Potter Story
“Harry, it is okay, I’m taking care of you and that’s okay now. You don’t have to worry about your uncle anymore. Come on, out of these rags,” he said, lifting the too-big shirt.
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Pontius Cominus’ Extraordinary Day
“Before I set off for the Capitol, I said a quick prayer to Mercury, the god of thieves, spies and other sneaks. Then I started to make my way to the bottom of Capitoline Hill, hoping that Mercury would answer my prayer and I wouldn’t be noticed.”
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Under the Southern Lights: A Chronicles of Narnia Story
BY HANNAH SKIPPER “Who knew a trade conference would last almost two months? It’s like the Calormenes want everyone to spend their Christmas here.”
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Seeking the Elusive: A Movie Review of “The Scarlet Pimpernel”
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI I believe there is something about The Scarlet Pimpernel that taps into our deepest yearnings for romance and adventure.
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Waking Dream
BY BENJAMIN DAVID SMITH A waking dream, a quake within my soul. My burning eyes calm to black as she breathes beneath the skin.
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The Poets Have Been Remarkably Silent on the Subject of Firewood
Remembering the arcana of youth On the farm: White Mule gloves, axe, splitting maul
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Air and Lighter than Air: A Boy’s Dream of Flying
BY LAWRENCE S. HOWE & M.C. PEHRSON Dougherty’s Flying Field was the first airfield I can remember, and it was little better than a few acres of pastureland.
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The Tree That Fell
By Joshua David Ling Word Count: 689 Rating: G Summary: The Legend of St. Boniface in rhyme. Nature groaned like Paul foretold, Winter was everlasting. Dead men drunkenly stumbled in the dark, And in Hesse, troubled times weren’t passing. Or so it seemed in ancient Germany, With broken and splintered tribes, But in the coldest,…
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Death and the Lion: Table of Contents
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… Chapter 1 ““I don’t think there’ll be much dancing, and I could show you a few simple…