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Quatrina: Drab Vs. Golden, Joe R. Christopher Jul 1992

Quatrina: Drab Vs. Golden, Joe R. Christopher

The Mythic Circle

Although my verse, my spoken verse, is Drab, and does not move its hearers with its song, consider yet the grey-coat mockingbird- that from that Drabness comes a sound of Gold.


Three Strangers / A Fable, Allison Marshall, Berni Phillips Jul 1992

Three Strangers / A Fable, Allison Marshall, Berni Phillips

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Three Strangers: There were once three strangers upon this earth Whose odd gifts of power brought little mirth. A Fable: "'If you build it, he will come.'" Zounds! I had the most extraordinary sense of deja vu watching Field of Dreams.


Gossamer: A Modern Myth, Judith Anderson Stuart Jul 1992

Gossamer: A Modern Myth, Judith Anderson Stuart

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Not long ago, the Sisters spoke the fabric of their latest whim: one spun, another wove the thread


The Cyclops Maid, C. R. Schabel Jul 1992

The Cyclops Maid, C. R. Schabel

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Being born on the right side of the right bed fulfilled all requirements for my family titles; honors so easily obtained are insignificant to me.


Sonnet For Star-Eyes, David Lenander Jul 1992

Sonnet For Star-Eyes, David Lenander

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Grandma's story, star-spangled high, Or so she promised, when she told the tale Of Pegasus, but every night we'd fail To find his constellation in the sky.


Lumen, Allison Marshall Jul 1992

Lumen, Allison Marshall

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If I were to enter A child's imagination…


On The Edge, Valerie Giusti Jul 1992

On The Edge, Valerie Giusti

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Glynnis settled deeper into the thick, cushiony pillows lining the window seat.


Editorial, Tina Cooper, Christine Lowentrout Jul 1992

Editorial, Tina Cooper, Christine Lowentrout

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Welcome to Mythic Circle #13! The current Mythic Circle includes a lovely story by Joseph Kurtenbach called "The Healer and the Storyteller," a meditation, in effect, on how stories themselves may heal; a darkly attractive "Puppet Ruler," by Frank Mitchell; a return to our pages by C. Schabel with "The Cyclops Maid" (welcome back, Char­ les), and by Joe Christopher with three poems display­ ing his sheer prowess with words; and a "Mythopoeic Youth" section. We also have some fine free verse by Mary Choo. Please write in and give us your comments! This is especially important with regard to …


The Art Of High Fantasy, Joe R. Christopher Jul 1992

The Art Of High Fantasy, Joe R. Christopher

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Upon a lonely quest the hero goes Now helped, now hindered, by damsels and by crows


Romantic Iconography: The Valley, The Tower, Joe R. Christopher Jul 1992

Romantic Iconography: The Valley, The Tower, Joe R. Christopher

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Beyond a simple view to state and fix, The Romancer writes in images complex; Not even Dante's four-fold interpretation Can answer everything on every question.


Letters Of Comment, Charles De Lint, Angelee Sailer Anderson, Pat Reynolds, Lynn Maudlin, Gwenyth E. Hood Jul 1992

Letters Of Comment, Charles De Lint, Angelee Sailer Anderson, Pat Reynolds, Lynn Maudlin, Gwenyth E. Hood

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Moon Dreams In Aliador, Thomas M. Egan Jul 1992

Moon Dreams In Aliador, Thomas M. Egan

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Beyond the blue-white Trollgarde mountains where the Dwarf-Kings guard their treasure of gold, lie the storm-tossed seas of Aliador.


The Planet Of The Headhunters, Adam Morris Jul 1992

The Planet Of The Headhunters, Adam Morris

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"They're right on our tail, Cruez!" Cruez Galt checked the variable force finder and saw two enemy fighter ships blipping across the screen.


A Visit From Mom, Dan Perlman Jul 1992

A Visit From Mom, Dan Perlman

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She was playing East. I watched calmly as she grounded a pung of dragons. Glancing over at Marshall I remarked on the improvement in her game.


Come Morning / Follow / From Here, John Grey Jul 1992

Come Morning / Follow / From Here, John Grey

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Come Morning: Dawn breaks, fog lifts, the forest reclaims its green, sun bums off mist Follow: The car with the bumper sticker that read "There's no place like Narnia" pulled up beside me at the red light From Here: The Great Pyramid rises from the Plains of Giza, taunting my callow brain with the superiority of its geometry, the brazenness of its secrets.


The Green Man Of The Wood / Fairy Land In Aliador, Thomas M. Egan Jul 1992

The Green Man Of The Wood / Fairy Land In Aliador, Thomas M. Egan

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The Green Man of the Wood: Green man, Green man, Why do you flee? I seek to know the answers, Pray come forth to me. Fairy Land in Aliador: The grass is bedded cool and wet on Mid-Summer's eve, the scent is jasmine for me alone on its blanket of green.


Martian Temples / Gardeners, Mary E. Choo Jul 1992

Martian Temples / Gardeners, Mary E. Choo

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Martian Temples: across the sere red plain the monoliths are drawn in purple angry gold Gardeners: high in my city's streaming towers the wind pipes echoes


Venus Rising / Wolfrunner, Mary E. Choo Jul 1992

Venus Rising / Wolfrunner, Mary E. Choo

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Venus Rising: my fascination with fire leads me to consider your potent vision pinned candle-bright to a saffron sky Wolfrunner: dark heart engendered lord you are the keeper of midnight trees


Frog Prince, Alex Mcgilvery Jul 1992

Frog Prince, Alex Mcgilvery

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Once upon a time there lived a frog named Albert. Albert was quite content as a frog.


The Witch's Eyes, David Sandner Jul 1992

The Witch's Eyes, David Sandner

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Once, a long time ago, there lived a poor farmer with three sons.


The Healer And The Storyteller, Joseph M. Kurtenbach Jul 1992

The Healer And The Storyteller, Joseph M. Kurtenbach

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The first time I saw Erl heal, rain blew down in hard, bitter sheets.


Puppet Ruler, Frank Mitchell Jul 1992

Puppet Ruler, Frank Mitchell

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"'Usurper'," scoffed the Emperor, as a scholar might scoff at the misnaming of a leaf.


Mythic Circle #13, Tina Cooper, Christine Lowentrout Jul 1992

Mythic Circle #13, Tina Cooper, Christine Lowentrout

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Welcome to Mythic Circle #13! The current Mythic Circle includes a lovely story by Joseph Kurtenbach called "The Healer and the Storyteller," a meditation, in effect, on how stories themselves may heal; a darkly attractive "Puppet Ruler," by Frank Mitchell; a return to our pages by C. Schabel with "The Cyclops Maid" (welcome back, Char­les), and by Joe Christopher with three poems display­ing his sheer prowess with words; and a "Mythopoeic Youth" section. We also have some fine free verse by Mary Choo. Please write in and give us your comments! This is especially important with regard to our young …


Exile And Mending, David Sparenberg Oct 1991

Exile And Mending, David Sparenberg

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Peace to you, Shulammite maiden! Waiting tears at the heart of hope.


Now I Will Believe That There Are Unicorns, Amy Wolf Oct 1991

Now I Will Believe That There Are Unicorns, Amy Wolf

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George R. Erickson hurled the twenty-five-percent cotton fiber paper across the room, visions of following it with his Selectric dancing through his head like sugar plums.


The Sorcerer Of Darkstone Tower, Mitchell Diamond Oct 1991

The Sorcerer Of Darkstone Tower, Mitchell Diamond

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Being a peasant wasn’t so bad, thought Carik as he walked down a dusty road to the town of Lanthor.


Editorial, Tina Cooper, Christine Lowentrout Oct 1991

Editorial, Tina Cooper, Christine Lowentrout

The Mythic Circle

Welcome to The Mythic Circle #12. We apologize for the lateness of this issue. Tina’s triplets (!), bom in March, slowed her down considerably over the past few months. They are now beginning to sleep at night, however, and she anticipates returning to a normal pace soon. We appreciate your patience in the meantime.


The White Queen Soliloquy, Lala Heine-Koehn Oct 1991

The White Queen Soliloquy, Lala Heine-Koehn

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A trumpet wakes her from her sleep. The long wailing notes disturb the heavy folds o f her bed curtains


Eleventh Hour / Autumn Cleaning, Gwenyth E. Hood Oct 1991

Eleventh Hour / Autumn Cleaning, Gwenyth E. Hood

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Eleventh Hour: / climbed down the dark and jagged path leading on, down down, in the shadowed lands. Autumn Cleaning: The autumn wind is sighing in the branches to lift dead leaves and carry to the ground


Letters Of Comment, Angelee Sailer Anderson, Cynthia M. Parkhill, Lynn Maudlin, Joan Marie Verba, Ann Blackwell Oct 1991

Letters Of Comment, Angelee Sailer Anderson, Cynthia M. Parkhill, Lynn Maudlin, Joan Marie Verba, Ann Blackwell

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