After reading about how Penelope puts off unwanted suitors in The Odyssey, a girl named Charlotte decides to learn how to weave. As Charlotte's work takes shape her friends and neighbors also find themselves in situations that mimic the ancient epic. Is it a coincidence or is there a larger web being woven than Charlotte's new project?
The Hiding Place
We have hands that fashion and heads that know,
But our hearts we lost - how long ago! -- G. K. Chesterton
Posted : July 18, 2021 1:55 pm
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A mystery story about a young couple who lose their 9 year old son who had run awy While they go looking for him, they try to find where he was hidden, or his hiding place..
The Scorch Trials
"But even a traitor may mend. I have known one that did." - (King Edmund the Just, Horse and his Boy)
Posted : July 18, 2021 4:16 pm
A record from the internal justice system of a laundry service, reporting on faulty ironing work and how the employees are punished.
Smart Food For Busy People
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
Posted : July 18, 2021 9:28 pm
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The story of a restaurant which beat their Panademic lockdown blues by establishing a smart, punctual & delicious food service to local homes, offices and other workplaces, in that area, using Internet, delivery vans plus fully vaccinated staff.
Little girl lost
Posted : July 21, 2021 4:48 pm
A little girl goes missing in the big city, while going shopping with her parents. While her parents look for her, they realize a mysterious pattern is following her disappearance. It leads them to wondering if she got lost all by her self or was it planned...?
Worlds Collide
"But even a traitor may mend. I have known one that did." - (King Edmund the Just, Horse and his Boy)
Posted : July 28, 2021 7:08 pm
An unusual motorway accident involving trucks carrying two large globes (similar to the one outside Universal City in LA) results in pieces of countries becoming visual aids for geography classes.
Song of Creation
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
Posted : August 17, 2021 5:04 pm
A struggling singer unexpectedly discovers a new gift in the middle of a concert, when things start popping up all over the place.
The Healer's Apprentice
Posted : August 17, 2021 6:15 pm
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The Healer, as was called, has been helping people and curing them for many ages. But when the healer starts to grow old, she realizes that it's time to teach an apprentice, to carry on her job after she is gone. So she calls four orphans from the city and composes a test to decide which one will carry on her job, and be her apprentice.
Deadweather and Sunrise
"But even a traitor may mend. I have known one that did." - (King Edmund the Just, Horse and his Boy)
Posted : August 18, 2021 1:44 pm
An account by a sailor on a becalmed ship; while the crew begins to despair of the wind ever coming, the sailor looks for hope with every new sunrise.
Magic in My Shoes
Some days you battle yourself and other monsters. Some days you just make soup.
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Posted : August 22, 2021 5:17 pm
Every pair of children's shoes sold by this salesman gives a child 12 hours of magical adventures while wearing them.
The book follows the experiences of 12 different children.
When The Siren Wailed
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
Posted : August 23, 2021 4:32 am
A collection of stories about emergency personnel responding to memorable calls.
Where The Red Fern Grows
N-Web sis of stardf, _Rillian_, & jerenda
Proud to be Sirya the Madcap Siren
Posted : August 23, 2021 4:19 pm
An account of life in Redfern when it was still natural bushland and not an inner suburb of Sydney.
Hinds' Feet on High Places
"Now you are a lioness," said Aslan. "And now all Narnia will be renewed."
(Prince Caspian)
Posted : August 23, 2021 4:21 pm
A women's mountaineering club, calling itself the Ibex Club, sets out to scale some famous European Alpine peaks. Whilst doing so, they observe closely these habitats of mountain goats.
Under the mountain.
Posted : August 24, 2021 11:08 pm
A diary from a man living at the base of a mountain. Filled with his adventures and survival tips, the diary starts to get chaotic when an avalanche appears to be arising in the winter. The man wonders if he will survive or be buried under the mountain.
New Lands
"But even a traitor may mend. I have known one that did." - (King Edmund the Just, Horse and his Boy)
Posted : August 26, 2021 6:10 pm
The journal of a 17th century ship's officer, whose dream is to discover previously unknown lands, even islands, but always finds out that someone else has been there.
Shipyard Girls At War
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
Posted : August 27, 2021 5:29 am