Although the desert sands stretch farBeyond the silent, pale horizon,Their immensity is as nothingTo the new-born damselfly.For fear and anguish are to her unknown,Above the desert’s vastness all alone.- The Canticle of Menkeret. We are captives; bound and almost blind, Jaano...

Lucy Rises

"An unexpected and longed-for reunion . . ."

I thought they buried you in the snowLast winter-- but, pray, was that me?Curious, how I’ve nowhere to go,But pace the graves at half past three:Mysterious ‘tis, where goes my mindThese bleary days since I spied you last;It seems I’m...

O Spirit, My Lover

"Dedicated to Sweetness, the spirit of which I speak."

Fiendish winds and unrelenting rainsAssail my oaken doorWith icy hands and iron chains,They chill me to my coreAnd mar the solemn peace of midnight,Veiling the autumn moon.Without the gentle moonlightDespair descends, too soon.Lining my inner chamber,Old volumes of arcane loreFull...

A Goddess In Leather

"Homage to the Goddess, tribute to the Muse."

  We met on the dusty crossroads, Of a nameless, silent town, A place by fate forsaken When the full moon wore a frown.   She was a leather goddess, An exile from the abyss With eyes of living fire...

Millicent’s Pact

"Millicent's love lies on his deathbed - and she will do anything to save him."

The glowing taper touched the wick of the black candle, and a new flame burst into life. Millicent angrily rubbed at her eyes, cursing the tears that had formed there. She could not afford weakness, not now. It had taken...