The book Enchanted Night by Steven Millhauser (one of my favorites) is set on a night just like this one: a late-summer night under an almost-full moon. It’s a perfect book for nights like these! Anyway, here’s a guest blog … Continue reading
“This is the night of revelation. This is the night the dolls wake. This is the night of the dreamer in the attic. This is the night of the piper in the woods.” — Steven Millhauser in Enchanted Night Spring … Continue reading
In case you missed it, our friend SwordLily shared with us this enchanting, original poem of hers in a comment on the last posting: Midsummer Night Under a silver moon Heat sings the ground alive Fey dance in rainbow shadows Winter is only a … Continue reading
It occurred to me this evening that I have now been a professional writer for ten years: a decade of selling fiction. So miracles do happen. For years and years, I seriously doubted I’d ever be published at all. But … Continue reading
The following is an excerpt from A Green and Ancient Light, an unpublished collection of vignettes which I wrote in the summer of 1990. It has been slightly edited for readability. The Old Well Nothing can keep a secret like … Continue reading
First of all, I wanted to include a visual or two as a kind of follow-up to the “Glory Day” posting. This is the view westward from the end of my driveway in Illinois. So the fireworks were happening in this direction, … Continue reading