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Tolkien and Lewis: The Last Sane Men Standing and Their Understanding of Fantasy
BY JAMES MICHAEL GILL It is not only knowledge and skill that make for good fantasy, but has a right way to be, and an end that makes it good or bad.
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Room: A Defining Landmark in Faith and Storytelling
BY J.J. FRANCESCO Room has been a legitimate phenomenon. The book, the film, the entire idea are all so unique and defining.
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An Absolution of Femininity: Debunking the Misleading Ideas about Women in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Works
BY ALINA LYN Somehow, Tolkien’s women get to juggle all responsibilities: love/relationship/marriage, battle, travel, high status and more.
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The Wonder of Splendor
BY RONNIE SMITH The Wonder of Splendor—It curbs the orbs to bathe in rivers of a galaxy-star, its sun, a rainbow’s gilded comb.
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Emotional Depth and Imaginary Heights: Fantasy and Sci-Fi Stories That Teach Us How to Love
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI I believe that the worth of a story, in any genre or medium, is dependent upon how much that story can reveal about our own souls.
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Moses: The Saga of a Little Russian Blue in Grey
BY ANNA RAJAGOPAL The winter’s crust has come and gone, relishing your paws of feldgrau grey.
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Walking the Green Path: An Herbalist Discovers Her Calling in Assisi
BY ELLEN EVERT HOPMAN Art history research was put on the back burner as I learned the ways of the Franciscan community I had stumbled upon.
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Bird-Boned and Human: A Star Trek Story
BY ACONITUM-NAPELLUS “Go,” she said softly to Sarek. “Go and make whatever arrangements you must. Do this last thing for Spock.”
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The Romance of Ergon and Thallasai: A Silmarillion Poem
BY GAMMAL RAKURIN Deep in wood of Great Skögr, a faint rustling dost I hear as a lay of love recalleth I, the tale of Ergon and Thallasai.
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A Cat of a Different Coat: Spirituality, Storytelling, and the Music of Karliene
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI There is a real quality to found in Karliene’s works, and a real sense of the soul, creating a beautiful demonstration of grace touching culture.
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Song of a White Hare
BY EVA WEGGELAAR But don’t you ever notice how my shape shifts? Do you never wonder why it is I always come, bearing strange gifts?
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Thomas Andrews: Master Shipbuilder and Hero
BY WESLEY HUTCHINS This love of sailing earned young Tommie the nickname “Admiral” and perhaps also fueled his interest in ships and shipbuilding.
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A Kiss Goodnight: A Game of Thrones Story
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI “My parents used to kiss me goodnight,” she reminisced wistfully. “Sometimes my nurse and my siblings would.”
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The Rising of the Moon Maiden
BY ROBIN FENNELLY Moon Maiden coyly veils her face in the dark, mask of a star filled night. I push my toes deeper into star lit beach.
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Modern Universities: What's Wrong with the World of Education
BY JOHN PAUL MEENAN Education implies at least two things: Teaching the person how to think, as well as what he should know.
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Lord or Lady?: The Search for the Divine Gender
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI In God, we see elements of both the life-giving seeding of man and the life-giving birthing of woman.
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Philosophy, Evidence, and Faith: The Conversion of a Science Fiction Author
BY JOHN C. WRIGHT To my surprise and alarm, I found that, step by step, logic drove me to conclusions no modern philosophy shared.
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The Dark City
BY BETHANY SHELDAHL “Yes, I have magic. How else would I rule the City so well? I control everything within these walls and every person.”