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Building a Bridge and Drawing a Line: A Way Forward for Traditional Religious and the LGBT Communities
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI Perhaps the point is that we as a society need to learn to couch our disagreements in larger agreements.
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Different Kinds of Friendship in Middle-Earth
BY MARTINA JURICKOVA Readers can detect various kinds of friendships either between individuals, which can be intra-racial or inter-racial.
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Lucia’s Night
“Lucia’s night is burning slow— Lift your candles to the shining mirror By her touch let light and warmth draw near.”
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I'm Not Letting Go: A Reflection on God’s Faithfulness
BY ARIEL KLAY Let Him do the surgery that will allow us to live free, talk and walk free, and help others find freedom and healing in Jesus!
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Happy Yule, Frodo!: A Lord of the Rings Story
BY ANNE MARIE GAZZOLO “Come on, Merry!” Frodo said and tugged him toward the parlor. “Come sit by the fire and get yourself warm again.”
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Hide and Seek: A Harry Potter Story
“You were supposed to hide,” he growled. “Not trick me!”
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Christmas in Cokeworth: A Harry Potter Serial – Chapter 3: Up on the Housetop
“Now don’t mouth off with me, young man,” she snorted. “My aerial is falling down, and they’re just starting to run a holiday special on The Many Loves of Melinda Maypole!”
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Different: A Star Trek Story
By Aconitum-Napellus Word Count: 1256 Rating: G Summary: Seven-year-old Spock has a destiny… but what is it? Of course he had always been different. Of course a good Vulcan was not supposed to give a moment’s thought to that. A ‘good’ Vulcan? That was worth a raised eyebrow. There was no such thing as a good…
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The Princess Bride: A Modern Classic
BY ANNA MARIA MARTZ A tale of high adventure, “Twue Love,” excellent swordplay, and some great one-liners, The Princess Bride is a multi-generation family favorite.
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Northernmost: The Tale of Santa’s Greatest Helper
BY RACHEL LIANNA HOLLAND “You’re bright. You can be anything you want. Among humans you’re a genius. Go out there, and make your destiny.”
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Testament: A Star Trek Serial – Chapter 27
BY M.C. PEHRSON “Spock…I must ask pardon for the way I spoke to you about your son. You were right to rebuke me. My faith was weak.”
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A Ritual is Never Hollow
A RITUAL IS NEVER HOLLOW By Lawrence Hall Word count: 80 Rating: G Summary: A poem reflecting on ritual. A ritual is never hollow; sweet words Happy ancient words from the dawn of time Sung through the air, refresh like a waterfall Discovered at dusk on a marching day
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The Magic Word: A Harry Potter Story
BY LUCY POTTER “You know me. James, Lily, were some of my best mates. I’d have never sold them out.”
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Krampusnacht: The Nightmare Before Christmas
BY IAN T. WILSON Krampus lives in the forest; not unlike the trolls of Scandinavia, or the familiar Big Bad Wolf.
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Grandpa: A Memoir from the Turn of the Century
BY LAWRENCE S. HOWE & M.C. PEHRSON With mouths snapping all over the place, a farm seemed the only way to keep everyone and everything fed.
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Your Downfall: A Harry Potter Poem
“Master of Death Now the bells toll.”
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A Gondorian Christmas: A Lord of the Rings Story
BY BRADLEY WHITECLIFFE Denethor gave a bright smile. “I see you are ready to open your presents. I suppose you can start now.”
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Christmas in Cokeworth: A Harry Potter Serial – Chapter 2: Sing of the Wild Wood
“FACTORY GLASS.” His words were hard, forced, intensely clear. And Harry saw a trickle of blood down his lip. “Packed in snowballs…it’s a tradition around here, you see. Quite an old one.”
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The Case for Jo Laurence: An Analysis of the Relationships in “Little Women”
BY MARY-FAUSTINA I have personally come to the irrevocable conclusion that Jo Bhaer should have been Jo Laurence.
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Star-Crossed on the Moors: A Movie Review of “Lorna Doone”
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI In essence, no one in Lorna Doone is portrayed as being completely evil. It is a movie extolling the goodness within every person.