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Red: A Sestina
BY SHANNON LISE JOHNSON I walked the edge of the newborn dawn, that wakened the world with fire, and I stood on the brink of the setting sun.
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Tales from the Tavern: The Thief of Melnisgarten
BY STUART S. LAING “Well, when you get to be as old as I am, you have no shortage of stories to tell, true enough.”
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Creation Song
BY PHOENIX Out of the dark and void of space, Light sprang to greet His hand. He drew from night and nothinginess a bright and holy brand.
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On Adventure: A Letter to My Children
BY BRYANA JOY JOHNSON And there is more. At the brink of waterfalls and in the hills over the river, we get a little wild, don’t we?
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When I Am Weak, I Am Strong: Frodo’s Providential Heroism
BY ELLEN VIRGINIA If Frodo had demonstrated his strength by simply tossing aside the Ring, we would have lost that crucial glimpse of God’s unseen Presence.
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Fighting the Long Defeat
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI Why do our stories march on before us? Those who remember them oft times ignore us. But our presence is there; our spirit-born breath.
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Hope at Damietta
BY PHOENIX “All suffering here will end, and we will know its purpose some day, but for now…we can only try to do and be good.”
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Emerald’s Interviews: Interview with an Elf-Lord
BY EMERALD Today we have a special guest for all of you Middle-Earth fans out there. Direct from the halls of Valinor itself, we’re here live with Glorindel of Rivendell!
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The Development of Chivalry: From Medieval Propaganda to Catholic Virtue
BY MARY FRANCES JOHNSON For St. Bernard and all Christians, the chivalrous ideal was the ideal of the martyr; it was the life of a saint.
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The Sacred Heart of Jesus
BY ELLEN VIRGINIA Lord Jesus, The next time I am tempted to sin, Stop me before it’s too late. Help me think about what I am doing- What I am doing to You.
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Portsmouth vs. Plymouth: A Traveler’s Comparison
BY RAE-RAE FRANCHI I think it’s history really is the pride of Portsmouth and they make full use of that. You can’t really escape it.
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Rose’s Thorn
BY KAT CLEMENTS The clear, sharp, metallic tang of steel and the distinctive scent of brass fill the air.
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Mirror, Mirror, in the Wood: A Review of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
BY CAROLYN MANION Shakespeare interweaves several convoluted plots in which the human world and the ‘Green Wood,’ or fairy world, meet.
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Intelligent Design Exists: A Summary of the Argument in “Darwin’s Black Box”
BY EMILY GEERLING Hypothesizing the origin of life on earth means observing organisms and determining if they could have evolved gradually.
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The Sea Within: A Meeting of Matter and Spirit
BY DR. PETER KREEFT The myth maker, the poet, the mystic, the sailor, the saint, and the child know here best because they know HER.
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We Should Talk More About the Country
BY BRYANA JOY JOHNSON The summer had besieged us like armies, like slow wildfire, like cruelty and when the high sea broke open and bled white.
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The Violet Phantom and the Yellow Conquistador: Part 3
The next day the triumphant villagers hailed Austin Slaymaker, their bruised and battered savior, with a…
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The Price of Friendship
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI Did it bid farewell to summer skies or simply fall in flight, a stiffness claiming wings and darkness blinding eyes?
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A Man for All Seasons: An Anthem
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI Foolish men seek out a name, yet the wisest hold their own, set aside without shame, standing strong, standing strong alone.