"God did not intend faith to be an exercise club."
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 FEATURED WORK:
Amanda Jones reviews the new novel by Basil Papademos MOUNT ROYAL: There's nothing harder than love Story - Chance Encounter - Paulina Shur Verse - Phone Me - Lawrence Shepp Letter & Photos - Bood, Guts & A Side of Llama - Edward A. Sanguinetti I Photographs - Gudrun Lock Illustrations - R Stevenson Story - Eilidh - Tom Walmsley 2 Stories - But Not For Me & Peach - Katrina Gray Compendium - World Love Triangles - Ahmad Avaz Verse - Brilliant Young Doctor - Liu Chiang Verse - The Heavyweights - Aubrey Singer Verse - It Is Official - Jamillah Ayoun-Frick Verse - Ode to Eng. Lit. Dept. - Lambert G. Closse Capture is constantly evolving. There are no issues or editions. This is the Net, after all. Inside Capture you will find new, emerging and established writers, photographers and visual artists from around the world. The Capture collective does not believe in borders, any kind of borders. Thank you to all our editors, writers, proofreaders, web designers and various supporters, who contribute their talents in so many ways. |