Equinox
I saw her. I loved her. I determined she should be mine.
Read MoreCherry Blossom Time (or, "Hanami in Osaka")
The second time you proposed, we both wept. Beneath the sakura—“our” sacred cherry tree—with salty kisses and breathless vows that after the war was over and you came back home, we’d get married, right there, amid the swirling, dancing drifts of palest pink and white.
Read MoreTied to the Otherworld
My kingdom was drowned—and my secret safe beneath the waves.
Many long nights I had prayed for freedom. For an end to my rule. Wishing that somehow I’d never have to see Cantre'r Gwaelod again. But never like this.
Read MoreLittle Limbs
All children go through phases, but especially when your kid is a tree.
Read MoreGiver of Joy
It was Hermes that Charon paddles for all of time, wades through the river of souls and rocks against the lapping wakes. For the moment he delivered, passing between hands, a small but holy touch.
Read MoreBabes, Saints, and Madmen
A smile spread on his face as it dawned on him. This is it. I’ve crossed the threshold. I have arrived.
Read MoreDefrosting
Behind me flowers spring up just to wither away as the coarse ground cuts up my clothes and skin. The soil’s not enough to keep life abundant.
Read MoreThe Woman in the Tree
The woman in the tree saw all of this. She rode the currents of the feelings that swelled around her constantly, she held them all in her mind with sympathy and love.
Read MoreOde on a Faery Queen
They say it is the faery fruit that corrupts you, but I was under her spell long before a morsel ever touched my lips.
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