Chapter 2 – Part 3 Unexpected Surprises Chapter 2 – Part 2 Unexpected Surprises Chapter 2 – Part 1 Unexpected Surprises Chapter 1 – A Staircase of Stars Chapter 3, Part 1 – The Ring of Doom by Silent Draco Galadriel, with bowed head and shoulders, spoke quietly and earnestly with her son by marriage. …
Unexpected Surprises – Chapter 2 – Part 3
Chapter 2 – Part 2 Unexpected Surprises Chapter 2 – Part 1 Unexpected Surprises Chapter 1 – A Staircase of Stars Chapter 2, Part 3 – Unexpected Surprises by Silent Draco And on one morning, the rain turned to elven-glass and furled back, and a far, green country was revealed under a swift sunrise. Tol…
Unexpected Surprises – Chapter 2 – Part 2
Chapter 2 – Part 1 Unexpected Surprises Chapter 1 – A Staircase of Stars Chapter 2, Part 2 – Unexpected Surprises by Silent Draco Sam breathed slowly, in great draughts, allowing his head to clear. He was now merely exhausted instead of wretched, and asked the captain if he might go below…
Unexpected Surprises – Chapter 2 – Part 1
A note from the author: I begin to appreciate the scope of Christopher Tolkien’s labors, and I’m only at short forms of six chapters. Writing Chapter Four meant major reconstruction, which forced new versions of Chapters One and Two. This is essentially getting inside Sam as a character, and working out what the Delta who…
The Old Direct Market Meets the Reaper
Diamond Distribution files for Chapter 11 and Comic Books see the end of an era by Man of the Atom Introduction. Thanks to Fandom Pulse, I found out that the last of the Direct Market Comic Book Distributors — Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. — has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This is a great…
Shepherds Came By Night
by Frank Luke Last week, we explored the magi who visited Jesus as a child in Bethlehem and what tradition teaches about them. Each traveled thousands of miles to see Jesus. They arrived when Jesus was a little less than two years old, as that is how old the innocents were who were slain by…
The Gifts of the Magi
by Frank Luke In high school, I read a story by O. Henry that I enjoyed, “The Gift of the Magi.” In the story, a husband and wife sacrifice to buy one another the perfect Christmas gift. Della has only a $1.63 to buy a gift for Jim. Likewise, Jim doesn’t have any money to…
We Three Kings – Communion Devotion
by Frank Luke Working with our Christmas Carol Concert, today’s communion reading is from Matthew 2, and working from my favorite Christmas carol—We Three Kings. Matthew 2:9-11 9 After hearing the king, they went their way; and the star, which they had seen in the east, went on before them until it came and stood…
An Aberration in Chaos
by Will This is based on a true story. The crunch of the snow under my boots kept me company and the stars shone warmly above. The grey light was falling beyond the pine trees, ever so distant. Somewhere under the North Star was a fireplace and a warm bed. In the early afternoon I’d…
PLOT SUMMARY for “YOU HELD MY HEART” (a.k.a. Your Woman)
by Bluestem January, 1953, Los Angeles, California. On a busy street in the heart of the city, Billy York runs into Kent Randall, a high school classmate whom he hasn’t seen in many years. After briefly catching up, Kent invites Billy to join him for dinner that night so they can continue their conversation in…