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The Morning After by Theodora Goss Even on the morning after a great tragedy, the world is still beautiful. Should it be? I don’t know. Perhaps after the slaughter, after the bodies lying in a field, the houses burning, clouds … Continue reading →

My Pajamas Have Pockets by Theodora Goss Today I discovered, to my surprise, that my pajamas have pockets. Tonight when I fall asleep and walk along the shores of that sea filled with stars like fish, or fish like stars, … Continue reading →

The Ogress Queen by Theodora Goss I can smell him: little Helios. He smells of cinnamon and sugar. I can smell him even though he is down in the garden, playing with a ball and his dog, whom he calls … Continue reading →

Fairy Tale by Theodora Goss You ask where you will find her. Beside the singing fountains, where orange trees are blossoming and perfuming the air; where night is like an orchard, with orange blossoms shining, and the spirit of the … Continue reading →

Thorns and Briars by Theodora Goss I locked my heart in a box and put that box on a shelf high in the room of a house surrounded by thorns and briars. They parted to let me through, then closed … Continue reading →

The Words by Theodora Goss Sometimes the words decide they don’t like me anymore. They don’t want to sit next to me on the bus or hold my hand in the store — they walk behind me in the public … Continue reading →

Vivian to Merlin by Theodora Goss I called you, and you would not answer me. What power was it that trapped you in the oak? They blame me, saying I have cast a spell, but even if I had that … Continue reading →