Beneath the slumb’ring heap of all the stars Who blanket all the earth with flaming bars The scram’bling masses toil, and war, and play...

When he was seven years old, Way felt longing for the first time. They had told him the news quickly, carelessly, and he had wandered...

One would not expect to find a common purpose between a hideous creature of “unhallowed arts”[1] and a small hobbit from Bag End. Yet,...

“Why do we sing?” asked a youth one night Of the men huddled close in the dying light “Why sing we anthems, and ballads of war, Tell me,...

Many people don’t know about that one time Aaron Burr tried to conquer Texas/Mexico and was tried for treason. Those who do know about it...

This is just a lighthearted story that I wrote for fun, the only context you need is to read all of Argus' dialogue in an "it's not a...

I always used to hate the ending of the Lord of the Rings. Of course, there was the Scouring of the Shire, which was a jarring reminder...

(Note: Sometimes I fall into history research holes, finding random fun stories from history that make these people seem like real...

I didn’t like the Greatest Showman. I know, I know, I’ve already heard the shocked rants from my friends who love it. It seems that...

This is a variation on the original Beowulf story. I do know how the actual story goes, it was my favorite childhood book. I have,...

The weather was beautiful, and Vivian had forgotten what was troubling her. It was quite easy to do so, when the only sound to be heard...

The storm was attempting desperately to drown the raucous laughter echoing from the moldering manor.

In literature and film, there are three main kinds of villains. The first is the classical villain, who is evil personified, and who...

In the world of the classic Irish folk tale, the supernatural world holds chaos and ramifications for the mortal one. This is due to the...

The lonely minstrel sang his tune It echoed softly through the room The noise and raucous laughter rolled Above his song to knights most...

Have you ever seen something painfully beautiful? Something so tangible, and yet so otherworldly in its beauty that you feel the instinct...