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Merlusine, Janet P. Reedman Sep 1990

Merlusine, Janet P. Reedman

The Mythic Circle

I had been wandering for a year when I stumbled on Castra Castle. The month was Mys Rhagvyr, the Year’s Wane, and the weather had been cruel and cold, bringing snow and ice and hail


Cairnwoman, Rosamund I. Flambard Sep 1990

Cairnwoman, Rosamund I. Flambard

The Mythic Circle

On a sun-warmed boulder far from the other children in her class, Francie Dunster sat eating her frugal lunch.


Letters Of Comment, Donna Farley, Pat Reynolds, Owen R. Neill, Angelee Sailer Anderson, Ron Blizzard, Ruth G. Mortensen, Anne Valley, C. R. Schabel, Gwenyth E. Hood, Joan Marie Verba, Erin Lale, Amos Hufflebinger Sep 1990

Letters Of Comment, Donna Farley, Pat Reynolds, Owen R. Neill, Angelee Sailer Anderson, Ron Blizzard, Ruth G. Mortensen, Anne Valley, C. R. Schabel, Gwenyth E. Hood, Joan Marie Verba, Erin Lale, Amos Hufflebinger

The Mythic Circle

Letters from readers in The Mythic Circle #10.


Sunset And Dawn…, E. R. Lifeson Sep 1990

Sunset And Dawn…, E. R. Lifeson

The Mythic Circle

In Her sadness, the Mother of All wept.


Secret Of The Golden Bough, Owen R. Neill Sep 1990

Secret Of The Golden Bough, Owen R. Neill

The Mythic Circle

Thunder and lightning lie among the branches, celestial fire sent as pledge on earth


Janus Winked, Charles W. Ryan Sep 1990

Janus Winked, Charles W. Ryan

The Mythic Circle

Jeremiah Sharpe listened to the revelers in the street below, hunched himself against the nagging chill, and listened with grudging envy to the hoots and laughter muted by the dusty, rain-streaked window glass.


M.I.A., Patricia Ellen Flinn Sep 1990

M.I.A., Patricia Ellen Flinn

The Mythic Circle

One morning after a long and fitful night of dream-drenched sleep, Helen Blake awoke and discovered to her astonishment that she had been transformed into a large and dazzling butterfly.


Vulture / Pigeons, John Grey, Lynn Maudlin Jan 1990

Vulture / Pigeons, John Grey, Lynn Maudlin

The Mythic Circle

Vulture: The vulture is the most fabulous of birds. Pigeons: The pigeons turned to vultures in the night, By morning light they were eating city carrion.


Anniversary, Mark Andrew Garland Jan 1990

Anniversary, Mark Andrew Garland

The Mythic Circle

I don’t know why we had to come here." "Please," Anna Cole said with a sigh. "Just humor me." She turned toward him. 'Take my hand, won’t you?"


An Unearthly Pun, Bonnie B. Kennedy Jan 1990

An Unearthly Pun, Bonnie B. Kennedy

The Mythic Circle

When the great god Zeus summoned the cartel of gods to a meeting, the lesser gods were forbidden to attend.


The Crimson Berries, Deborah L. Hunt Jan 1990

The Crimson Berries, Deborah L. Hunt

The Mythic Circle

Alec longingly pressed his forehead to the windowpane. The sun was finally coming out. Behind him, he heard the clatter of his nanny's footsteps in the hallway as she approached.


Mythic Circle #9, Lynn Maudlin, Christine Lowentrout, Tina Cooper Jan 1990

Mythic Circle #9, Lynn Maudlin, Christine Lowentrout, Tina Cooper

The Mythic Circle

This issue was intended for September, 1989, but during that month my (Lynn’s) husband was hit by a truck while we were walking back to our car after a visit to the L.A. County Fair. A hit-and-run accident has a way of re-prioritizing your life.


Sonnet For A Blessed Son Of Grace, Angelee Sailer Anderson Jan 1990

Sonnet For A Blessed Son Of Grace, Angelee Sailer Anderson

The Mythic Circle

Twice thirty suns of measured bliss, you danced within my arms to shanties of the sea.


Editorial, Lynn Maudlin, Christine Lowentrout, Tina Cooper Jan 1990

Editorial, Lynn Maudlin, Christine Lowentrout, Tina Cooper

The Mythic Circle

This issue was intended for September, 1989, but during that month my (Lynn’s) husband was hit by a truck while we were walking back to our car after a visit to the L.A. County Fair. A hit-and-run accident has a way of re-prioritizing your life.


The Planet Of Scientists: A Fable, Joe R. Christopher Jan 1990

The Planet Of Scientists: A Fable, Joe R. Christopher

The Mythic Circle

Once upon a time, in the future when mankind was settling some uninhabited planets (not that they all were), a spaceship load of scientists settled one planet, having decided not to bring to their new world any person whose thinking was muddled with religious passions.


Prince Of Thieves, Angelee Sailer Anderson Jan 1990

Prince Of Thieves, Angelee Sailer Anderson

The Mythic Circle

"Go not wandering, O ye maids, upon Gad’s hill, in the time of autumn when the daisies linger late. For there will you meet him, and learn to heap curses on the bitter hour in which you were born."


Sweet As Muscatel, Gwenyth E. Hood Jan 1990

Sweet As Muscatel, Gwenyth E. Hood

The Mythic Circle

Although my grandfather had made his fortune in trade, I had been educated as a gentleman and at first I expected Flora society to accept me as such.


El Patio De Los Legartos, Michael Kocik Jan 1990

El Patio De Los Legartos, Michael Kocik

The Mythic Circle

After having lingered through one of the most gracious esplanades surrounding Madrid, my guide abruptly pulled up before a ‘polvo mojado’ -- a Moorish well, literally translating to ‘wet powder’ for the crystalline residue floating atop the tepid water found there - and paused for a long drink.


We Call It North Carolina, Kay Fortunato Jan 1990

We Call It North Carolina, Kay Fortunato

The Mythic Circle

Stacy Miller pulled off the New York State Thruway and turned onto a narrow country road somewhere just north of Pembroke, a perfectly ordinary country road, by all appearances.


Thurenfel's Source, Gerard Daniel Houarner Jan 1990

Thurenfel's Source, Gerard Daniel Houarner

The Mythic Circle

The King of Pel looked down upon the flowing waters of the Thurenfel River, and was not content.


Letters Of Comment, Charles De Lint, Bent Lorentzen, C. R. Schabel, Douglas Rossman, Alex Mcgilvery, F. Harris, Lawrence Schimel, Ron Blizzard, Mary-Edith Bridges, Angelee Sailer Anderson, Karen Harbaugh, Evelyn Cooper Jan 1990

Letters Of Comment, Charles De Lint, Bent Lorentzen, C. R. Schabel, Douglas Rossman, Alex Mcgilvery, F. Harris, Lawrence Schimel, Ron Blizzard, Mary-Edith Bridges, Angelee Sailer Anderson, Karen Harbaugh, Evelyn Cooper

The Mythic Circle

Letters from readers in The Mythic Circle #9


Hard Time, David Rubenstein Jan 1990

Hard Time, David Rubenstein

The Mythic Circle

Over the moonlit moor the wail of bagpipes rose and fell with the gusting of the wind; disembodied notes, measures lost in space and time, moving like the patches of mist that floated between the barren hilltops.


Editorial, Lynn Maudlin, Christine Lowentrout Jun 1989

Editorial, Lynn Maudlin, Christine Lowentrout

The Mythic Circle

There are lots of things going on in this world and, in the scheme of things, The Mythic Circle is a very small piece indeed. Still, it consumes more of Ye Olde Edytors’ effort and energy than you might imagine. Just about the same time that I found myself wondering, "why are we doing this, anyway?" while we struggled with overloaded schedules and my temporarily bi-coastal lifestyle (back in Altadena now) -- I’d started talking to Christine about whether we should hang up the gloves and climb out of the ring before we’re punch-drunk- the Mythopoeic Society’s members questionnaire started …


Sky-Toy, Elizabeth Hillman Jun 1989

Sky-Toy, Elizabeth Hillman

The Mythic Circle

Brilliant spiders waltz and whirl Behind the sky-bowl, Spinning the delicate wheels To keep our toy-universe in order


Carn Cabal, Owen R. Neill Jun 1989

Carn Cabal, Owen R. Neill

The Mythic Circle

Beast of wonders, hunter of myth, companion of the Lord Artorius swift as light to pursue the wild boar among the forest glades of Buelt.


The Gift Of Sibyl, Owen R. Neill Jun 1989

The Gift Of Sibyl, Owen R. Neill

The Mythic Circle

In a Grecian jar carved holy by Apollo the voice of Sibyl cries to all who ask,


Swan Song / Finality / She Of The Lake, John Grey, Elizabeth Hillman, Ann K. Schwader Jun 1989

Swan Song / Finality / She Of The Lake, John Grey, Elizabeth Hillman, Ann K. Schwader

The Mythic Circle

Swan Song: From this window, bronzed by the swollen eye of the sun, I hear the cry of swans Finality: At dusk, the night-raven came, Perched on the chimney and croaked, Echoing, oppressive She of the Lake: The healing touch of water quenches fire In man and sword alike: a cooling death Comes welcome after warring and desire


Journeyqueen Of Cups, Ann K. Schwader Jun 1989

Journeyqueen Of Cups, Ann K. Schwader

The Mythic Circle

Against the road’s long dust, she offers Fire & water both: alchemical tempering of the heart.


Interview With P.C. Hodgell, P. C. Hodgell, Mythic Circle Writers' Roundtable Jun 1989

Interview With P.C. Hodgell, P. C. Hodgell, Mythic Circle Writers' Roundtable

The Mythic Circle

P.C. Hodgell, author of God Stalk and Dark of the Moon, was one of the many authors who attended Mythcon XIX in Berkeley last summer. She was good enough to meet with the Mythic Circle writers' roundtable and share some of her experiences with us. The following is transcribed from a low-quality tape; when it was possible to recognize a speaker’s voice I have identified them - others are noted as "ct." Hope you enjoy it.


Predictions, John Grey Jun 1989

Predictions, John Grey

The Mythic Circle

Light pokes through the sculptured lions atop the battlements,