A Table Fantastic
“Within this chamber lies a room built far away, Brought east, then north, by wheel times eight and bed and bed; No walls it has, but pillars six uphold its roof, and in another day It was a fortress grand for … Continue reading
Tag Archives: imagination
Dark Doorways
Updates first: This week I made a good exchange with Emily, the illustrator of “The Star Shard.” I sent her a signed copy of Dragonfly and she sent me a signed print of Minstrels’ Song, the picture of Cymbril, Bobbin, … Continue reading
Golden String
The title (above) comes from the William Blake lines I quoted in the previous posting. Here they are once more: “I give you the end of a golden string Only wind it into a ball: It will lead you in … Continue reading
Crouching Meaning, Hidden Meaning
Some years ago, a friend of mine, a native speaker of Japanese, was frustrated after a tough English test, and he said, “In Japanese, words just mean what the dictionary says they mean. In English, you always have to use … Continue reading