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Two Brothers and Their Sister
“If I help you obtain a meal,” Arazi asked, “will you let me go free? I, too, am on a quest to win a bride and start my own family.”
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Yevgeny Yevtushenko Admires Himself: A Review of “A Precocious Autobiography”
BY LAWRENCE “MACK” HALL Recently I finished a book only half-remembered from my youth, Yevtushenko’s A Precocious Autobiography.
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F&F Winter 2018-2019: The Middle East
From Leah and Rachel, mothers of the twelve tribes of Israel, to a modern mother; from Jewish culture to Christian culture to Muslim culture, it’s all here!
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Arusian Holiday
Keith watched as the girl slept soundly. He had to wonder why she’d been sleeping on a bench near the edge of a bridge, anyhow? She nearly rolled off the bench onto his feet, she was so drunk.
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God of Small Things
My God is the God of small things. Seeds. Newborn babies. Nutshells that contain multiple truths in humble small containers. My God is the God of small beginnings.
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Spring 2019: Tolkien, Man of Masterpieces
Join us Spring 2019 for Tolkien, Man of Masterpieces – From his life, to his philosophy, to his works and beyond, we want it all!
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Star of the Sea: Marian Devotion through the Prism Of an Old English Hymn to the Virgin
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary has played an integral role in Christian devotion since the early days of the Church.
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Christmas Bells
Ding a ling dong Hear the bells’ song Ringing out far and wide Big and small bells Even the jingle bells Bring Joy fo the countryside
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The Heart of Christmas: A Seasonal Reflection
BY THE TRAVELING TROUBADOUR It is only naturally befitting that we as simple mortals would wonder about this awe-inspiring occasion and long to seek for its truth.
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The Nosy Elf Problem
Twas the week before Christmas and inside the house, All was quite decorated by me and my spouse. The tree sparkled brightly and there on the shelf, Sat grinning back at us, the know-it-all Elf! He often seemed active, first here and then there, He stuck nosy nose into, oh, everywhere!
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Christmas Memories
BY M.C. PEHRSON I remember little Santas, so old that they were cracked in places, with cotton stuffing that peeked out.
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Gloria: A Hunger Games Fanfic
Christmas. It’s an old word from an old world. Oh sure, some people still celebrate smatterings of it in Panem, but it’s not as if they remember much of the story that started it all, not really.
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Jesus Come
By Ana Lisa de Jong Word Count: 166 Rating: G Summary: A poem in anticipation of Jesus’s birthday. It is Christmas Eve.The eve of your birth.Our hearts now turn to youto re-orient ourselvesto what is true. To what is truer than the rush and the fussof all our preparations.Truer still, than tiredhands and hearts. Jesus,…
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No Room at the Inn: A Star Trek Story
By Laurie Howard Word Count: 4039 Rating: G Summary: Captain Kirk, Spock and Dr. McCoy plan to spend Christmas break with each other on a planet. The weather turns bad and plans change. No one expected to be home for Christmas. Duty in deep space never guaranteed where holidays were to be spent. With a…
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Christmas is in My Grasp
BY ARIEL KLAY Tim loved people and longed to have a family, but years of childhood emotional and verbal abuse caused him to doubt his worth.
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Burnt: A Harry Potter Serial- Chapter 30: Home Sweet Hole
“He looked up and saw Hagrid interacting with Hermione. She was gesturing as she talked, and he felt more than a little bit homesick at the sight. He put his head on his front paws and grumbled, emitting some more black smoke as he did.”
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The Jeweler’s Apprentice: Chapter 19
BY E. KAISER WRITES “The light was almost disappearing and the street shadows were so dark they blended into themselves like treetops in a forest.”
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Robert Falconer: Translator’s Preface
BY DAVID JACK I have always considered Robert Falconer to be as much a “double story” as MacDonald’s classic fairy-tale The Wise Woman.
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Cutting the Cord: A Game of Thrones Serial – Epilogue: Scarlet-Fringed Rose
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI “Darkness comes to take us away,” the half-man had said as he lay on his deathbed, as she lay beside him.