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Quatrina: Drab Vs. Golden, Joe R. Christopher

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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If I were to enter A child's imagination…

On The Edge, Valerie Giusti

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

J.R.R. Tolkien In Translation, Glen H. Goodknight

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Updates the bibliography of translations of Tolkien published in Mythlore 32. Includes a “Table of First Date of Publication” of translations into 32 languages. Includes illustrations from many of the translations.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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

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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 …

The Three Faces Of Faërie In Tolkien's Shorter Fiction: Niggle, Smith, And Giles, Eric S. Graff

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Examines Tolkien’s shorter fiction as representations of what he calls in “On Fairy-stories” the three faces of fairy-stories: “the Mystical towards the Supernatural” (“Leaf by Niggle”); “The Magical towards Nature” (Smith of Wootton Major); and “the Mirror of scorn and pity towards man” (Farmer Giles of Ham).

Tributes To J.R.R. Tolkien, Glen H. Goodknight

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

"The following are tributes written by readers of Mythlore. So many tributes have been submitted, that despite those given here, there are many more that will have to wait until the next issue. If you do not find your tribute here, please understand. Many of the tributes are very personal, but that is Tolkien's magic as a writer — he invites us as readers to participate in the act of sub-creation: our own imaginations complete the details of the stories, and they become part of us." — Glen GoodKnight

Quenti Lambardillion, Paul Nolan Hyde

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

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In This Issue, Glen H. Goodknight

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

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Artists' Comments, Bg Callahan, Patrick Wynne, Paula Disante, Sarah Beach

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

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Reviews, Paul Nolan Hyde, Glen H. Goodknight, Nancy-Lou Patterson

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Sauron Defeated. J.R.R. Tolkien; Ed. Christopher R. Tolkien. Reviewed by Paul Nolan Hyde.

The Lord of the Rings. J.R.R. Tolkien; Illust. Alan Lee. Reviewed by Glen GoodKnight.

The Tolkien Family Album. John and Priscilla Tolkien. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

J.R.R. Tolkien, Master of Fantasy. David R. Collins. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.