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How Raven Made His Bride by Theodora Goss I. The Challenge If you insist, said the river, that any of Life’s daughters would accept you, bring me the best. If she is as beautiful as you are boastful, I will … Continue reading →

Raven Poem by Theodora Goss On the fence sat three ravens. The first was the raven of night, whose wings spread over the evening. On his wings were stars, and in his beak he carried the crescent moon. The second … Continue reading →

Ravens by Theodora Goss Some men are actually ravens. Oh, they look like men. Some of them in suits, some of them in shirts embroidered with the names of baseball teams, some in uniforms, fighting in wars we only see … Continue reading →

I Knew a Woman by Theodora Goss I knew a woman kind as any star. She wrapped the night wind warm about her neck. She sang like crickets chirping in a jar. She called the violet twilight her true home … Continue reading →

What Her Mother Said by Theodora Goss Go, my child, through the forest to your grandmother’s house, in a glade where poppies with red mouths grow. In this basket is an egg laid three days ago, the three days our … Continue reading →

The Bear’s Daughter by Theodora Goss She dreams of the south. Wandering through the silent castle, where snow has covered the parapets and the windows are covered with frost, like panes of isinglass, she dreams of pomegranates and olive trees. … Continue reading →

How to Make It Snow by Theodora Goss First you must fall down the well. At the bottom of the well is the country at the bottom of the well. That is its name, the only one it has. You … Continue reading →