Emily Marie Concannon
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I am a world nomad with a passion for vegan food, history, coffee, and equality.
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The Girl Without Hands
Once upon a time, and the time was now, there lived and still lives a poor farmer in the American Midwest. This farmer's name was Josiah and he was once married to a beautiful woman named Juliet, but she died several years earlier when a meteor hit her while she was walking back home from the cattle barn.
By Emily Marie Concannon11 months ago in Fiction
Marcus Aemilius
Note from the writer: As a child, I loved a novel called Pearl Maiden by H. Rider Haggard. In short, the novel takes place in ancient Rome and Roman-occupied Judea between around 57 C.E. and 80-something C.E. In 70 C.E. the novel depicts the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple by Titus and the Roman legions. Although these large plot lines are the main drivers of the story, the overall story focuses on a love triangle between a three young people coming of age during this tumultuous time. There is Miriam, a christian girl whose parents were killed when she was a baby, her handmaiden Nauhushta from Ethiopia, and the two young men who love her, Marcus Aemilius and Caleb son of Bilel. Marcus is a commander in the Roman army and Caleb is a Jewish man who is a member of the Zealots. Miriam loves Marcus but cannot marry him because of a charge her mother put upon her as an infant that she could not marry any man who was not a Christian. Therefore, the story follows these two lovers as they grow up and apart, but still hold an eternal love for one another. Eventually, the faith of Marcus is changed after he believes Miriam has died, and he becomes a Christian, only to be reunited with her in Alexandria Egypt where they are married. While I still love this story and find the character of Marcus particularly excellent, after rereading it recently, I felt there were several things greatly lacking. First, the diversity, schisms, and disagreements within the early church are not addressed at all, and the novel seems to pretend that all Christians were a sort of Catholic all the way back to before the destruction by Titus. Second, the character of Marcus is given a rather lack-luster "conversion" which I find highly unprobable since the Roman legions were some of the most religiously devout (especially to Mars and the Eastern cult of Mithras). So, here is a fun, rediscovery of this somewhat obscure book written over 100 years ago that has long since needed a breath of fresh air. While I know this story is not my own, even back when I read it for the first time, I envisioned ways in which I, if I were the original writer, would have taken the book in a different direction.
By Emily Marie Concannon12 months ago in Chapters
Little Jar, Little Spark. Top Story - January 2025.
Once upon a time, there was a little jar with a little spark. It existed all alone in a realm of utter darkness and shadows. Until, one day, the Creator became awake and looked at this strange thing.
By Emily Marie Concannonabout a year ago in Fiction
Is the Bible Pro-Life?. Content Warning.
There was a pretty big election here in the United States recently (you've probably heard) and it's caused a lot of mixed feelings. Now, I am not here to tell you that you should have or should not have voted for said candidate. Personally, I felt like no matter what, the average American was going to lose, and I stand by that statement.
By Emily Marie Concannonabout a year ago in Journal
The Vine and the Dove
There was a man by the name of Perah who lived and worked on the Phonecian docks along the Mediterranean Sea. His face was kind, though his eyes were cursed with blindness. Despite this injury, Perah did well as a seaman. Many of his crew claimed he was the greatest of navigators because, even though he could not see, the ocean itself would speak to him.
By Emily Marie Concannonabout a year ago in Fiction
Touching the Sky . Top Story - May 2024.
Back in 2020 (yes, THAT 2020), I took my very first steps towards becoming an international traveler. I was 25 years old, and up to this point, the furthest I'd ever traveled alone from my home state of New Jersey without my family was to West Virginia.
By Emily Marie Concannon2 years ago in Wander
