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Sequestered Jewel: A Visit to the Blue Ridge Parkway
BY ANNA RAJAGOPAL Every fall, thousands of tourists extoll the multi-tinted beauties of the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the sweeping, variegated vistas.
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A Meeting in the Marketplace
BY GEORGE BRAINARD “I met Him… the Christ! He told me everything I’ve ever done – all of it. Come with me, everyone. Come! You must see Him.”
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Masque of the Red Death – Chapter 4: Ruby Window
BY AMANDA PIZZOLATTO “You did what?” Nico muttered angrily, his dark eyes flashing. Erik’s own eyes flashed in return. “You…
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Journey of Discovery: Chapter 4 (A Kingdom Hearts Story)
BY DAVID GLENN Umi 4, 92 KA Radiant Garden [Entity unknown] POV
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Roots: Insights from the Tree Alphabet of Old Ireland: Ash
BY OLIVIA WYLIE When the ash tree leafs out, I know that summer is finally on its way. Ash is the tree that children play under on May afternoons.
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Edmund’s Painting: A Chronicles of Narnia Story
BY HANNAH SKIPPER “I-I-I think we better stay away from it now.” Susan scooted farther back then got to her feet.
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Masque of the Red Death – Chapter 3: Glass of Merlot
BY AMANDA PIZZOLATTO Nico did feel rested enough by dinner that he could join Prospero’s party at the table, but that didn’t mean he…
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Journey of Discovery: Chapter 3 (A Kingdom Hearts story)
BY DAVID GLENN CLAIR’S POV Radiant Garden Umi 4, 92 KA…
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Coronation of the King: A Chronicles of Narnia Story
BY HANNAH SKIPPER “We came back to get you.” Edmund interrupted, “You think we’d parade without you or something?”
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Roots: Insights from the Tree Alphabet of Old Ireland: Willow
BY OLIVIA WYLIE Quiet, rippling water. It’s one of the most soothing sounds you can experience.
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Now They are Imprisoned Twice
BY LAWRENCE “MACK” HALL We cannot volunteer in prison now. The grids and grills that shut the prisoners in, now serve to shut most everyone else out.
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Notre Dame de Purell
BY LAWRENCE “MACK” HALL The holy water fonts have been withdrawn, and in their places bottles of Purell.
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Masque of the Red Death – Chapter 2: Brick Castle
BY AMANDA PIZZOLATTO The carriage clattered over the dirt road, taking them nearer to their destination.
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Journey of Discovery: Chapter 2 (A Kingdom Hearts Story)
BY DAVID GLENN CLAIR’S POV Unknown Location Roba 2, 92 KA…
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Alliterative Meter
BY DONALD T. WILLIAMS Caedmon hymned creation’s Master; Beowulf boasted, battle waging, made an end of monsters’ mayhem.
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Roots: Insights from the Tree Alphabet of Old Ireland: Alder
BY OLIVIA WYLIE It seems odd at first glance that the alder is known as areich fein, ‘shield of the warrior.’
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Good News: The Strange Starkness of the Gospel of Mark
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI It’s the gospel where Jesus comes across as the most profoundly human, visibly frustrated and crushed by the grind of events.
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A Rainy Day and Locked Down Anyway
BY LAWRENCE HALL No excuses, of course: we must get dressed If death itself appears at the front door
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Masque of the Red Death-Chapter 1: Scarlet Letter
BY AMANDA PIZZOLATTO A soft tapping was heard at the door. Nico sighed, “Come in, Erik.” A skeleton of a man opened the door and…