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Lessons in Love from Five Royal Marriages
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI To make matters more uncomfortable, the princess could barely speak a word of English, and she was tasked to sing the national anthem.
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Lost Time: Chapter 3
Suddenly Gabriel’s voice brings her back to the present. She hears him asking a priest to give her his blessing, then she feels the priest’s hand on her forehead as he prays. But she can no longer stay in this moment; she is drawn back to her wedding day.
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Two Worlds
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI No, humanity is complex just as friendship is. Perhaps only God is fitting to judge it, judge us, to give us the wisdom to change it.
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Lessons from The Lord of the Rings
BY EMILY SNELL Find hope in despair. As Sam reminds us, “There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for.”
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Sapphire Skies and Emerald Trees
Ada? Why is the sky blue?” asked a small inquisitive voice casually from across the large wooden expanse of Thranduil’s desk.
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Tomorrow’s Children
Maybe one day I will meet them My children
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F&F Spring 2019: Tolkien, Man of Masterpieces
The man of masterpieces – his life, his work, and a healthy dose of fanfiction!
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Summer 2019: French Gothic
– Beauty and the Beast – The Count of Monte Christo – Cyrano de Bergerac – The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Les Miserables – The Phantom of the Opera – The Scarlet Pimpernel – A Tale of Two Cities – The Three Musketeers – Etc. –
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Burnt: A Harry Potter Serial- Chapter 36: Introspection
“Pretending to be a hearing person around people who assumed he was as well was easy enough, if occasionally tricky. Pretending to be a hearing person around people who thought his ears had gotten better was a touch harder. “
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The Jeweler’s Apprentice: Chapter 25
BY E. KAISER WRITES “You have done very well. Your family should be proud of you, as much as I am.”
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Dance Me Around: Living a Life of Faith
BY SARAH LEVESQUE As a woman, traditionally it is my role in partner dancing to follow my dance partner.
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Leaves: A Chronicles of Narnia Poem
“The leaf— The symbol of the Golden Reign. The leaf. When Narnia regained her fame.”
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Lost Time: Chapter 2
Day after day , Gabriel’s unwavering voice reached her. His voice carried her away to her dear beautiful native country, where she had lived her whole life till the day of their wedding.
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Goodnight: A Lord of the Rings Story
The room was limed with pale moonlight, bathed in warm firelight. The sound of rushing water was calming and the smell of fresh linens a balm . . . but still he could not sleep.
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Prometheus Continued: Prometheus Fire-Bringer
BY MARY FRANCES JOHNSON These gifts of fire and art he decided to share with humanity so that they could come to worship the gods.
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Prometheus Continued: Prometheus Unbound
That young boy so favored by the Tyrant Is the one destined to free me from my bonds. He will overpower his father Zeus, And complete the fate that his mother Io understood.
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Alone: A Lord of the Rings Story
He had been alone on Mount Doom but never had Frodo felt so lonely as he did now.
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Fiercely Loved: My Lifetime Movie-of-the-Week Life
BY ARIEL KLAY Then I met Tim, my thoroughly unconventional Prince Charming who saw me as the swan I didn’t know I was.
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At the End of All Things: A Lord of the Rings Poem
“With a burden ‘round my neck, Far heavier than the unadorned ring that it is, I am dragged down under its weight.”
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Lost Time: Chapter 1
Gabriel was running down the hall of the hospital, frightened, looking at his wife’s beautiful face as she was being rushed into surgery. She looked asleep, lying so still and peaceful on gurney, her hand resting in his.