Baby stars hang in garlands above our heads,Smudges of rainbow amongst the fir boughsThat twinkle in dozy merriment.Like the passersby in the icy streets,They are oblivious to all but their own mirth.But we, we two,Beneath this scented tree,Cloying pine spliced...

Grandfather Yule

"He gives his all and discovers that giving has its rewards."

( A Darkniciad story ) Stepping out of a warm, brightly lit cottage into a gentle, moonlit snowfall, an elderly woman approached the man standing just beyond the silhouette of light from the door. "What are you watching, dear?" The...

Two Wishes

"What do you get for the man who has everything?"

Luc look dazed, and for a long time it seemed he didn’t know what to say. When he did speak up, it was the same thing everyone always said: “So I can wish for anything I want?”"Almost anything," Darius said....

Song of Magic

"there are all kinds of magic"

Lying naked in the leaves outside the garden wall I hear strings and horns in the sound of the limbs blowing, the meandering creek and wind in hollow trees. Your voice sings the melody in a minor key speaking feelings...