Heavenly Bodies,
2025
West Virginia University
Empty Charades,
2025
West Virginia University
The Highway Home,
2025
West Virginia University
Morning Mourning Prayer,
2025
West Virginia University
Inward.,
2025
West Virginia University
Things That Make Me Ache,
2025
West Virginia University
To Want,
2025
West Virginia University
Unlike Father, Like Son,
2025
West Virginia University
Colors I Hate,
2025
West Virginia University
Lost Signal,
2025
West Virginia University
Echoes Of Love,
2025
West Virginia University
A Moment In Bed,
2025
West Virginia University
Nous Sommes Faits Du Même Bois,
2025
West Virginia University
Table Of Contents,
2025
West Virginia University
Readers,
2025
West Virginia University
Editorial Staff,
2025
West Virginia University
Acknowledgements,
2025
West Virginia University
Full Issue,
2025
West Virginia University
Fantasy And Faith: Lewis And Tolkien On Magic In Fantastical Literature,
2025
Liberty University
Fantasy And Faith: Lewis And Tolkien On Magic In Fantastical Literature, Zion Lang
Senior Honors Theses
Despite biblical warnings against the occult, Christian authors C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien incorporated many kinds of magic into their works of fantasy. These authors had an orthodox view of the occult, but they also believed that fantasy magic differs from the esoteric: its purpose is imaginative, rather than power-seeking, and it is usually part of the imagined laws of the fantasy world. Lewis focused on the mythic side of fantasy and included more ambiguous magic. Tolkien focused on fantasy as eucatastrophic fairy tale, and his works include somewhat divine supernatural forces. Nonetheless, both authors saw fantasy …
Birds Don't Fly Here,
2025
University of Mississippi
Birds Don't Fly Here, Sarah Mcraney
Honors Theses
Birds Don’t Fly Here is a novella that follows Elora Maevry. She spent her life feeling like an outsider in her own home. She felt like her Nanny was her only true family, but when her Nanny passes away, Elora is forced to confront her family issues while struggling with grief. Elora is forced to make a decision. She can keep flying away or finally face the truth that has caged her. This story includes themes like grief, mental health issues, abandonment, love, and the complications of relationships.
