And you read all your letters from oceans away, then you took them to the bottom of the sea

[sovay]

Rabbit, rabbit.

My poem "In Conclusion" has been nominated for the 2015 Dwarf Stars Award.

Last night I dreamed of reading a very short story with pen-and-ink illustrations in sand-gold and sea-green; it was an excerpt from a larger graphic novel about mermaids the size of reefs and atolls. Spells were ordinary words spoken backward. I knew even in the dream that I'd seen that conceit first in the work of Patricia McKillip, especially The Book of Atrix Wolfe (1995), but I liked the line "All magic is written in a mirror."

Happy birthday, gaudior!

Comments

coral reef mermaid

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

can I ask you to draw it?

--gladly!

[ladymondegreen.livejournal.com]

That's lovely!

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I wish I had gold and green ink...

Re: coral reef mermaid

[sovay]

coral reef mermaid

That's wonderful!

Re: coral reef mermaid

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you like it! I appreciate your subconscious for offering up such wonderful (last night, at least) dreams!

Re: coral reef mermaid

[sovay]

I appreciate your subconscious for offering up such wonderful (last night, at least) dreams!

I wish I could just do something with them!

Re: coral reef mermaid

[nineweaving.livejournal.com]

Ooh, gorgeous!

Nine

Re: coral reef mermaid

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

Re: coral reef mermaid

[spatch]

This is fantastic.

Re: coral reef mermaid

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

So glad you like it--I had fun drawing it. Sovay's dreams are a good source of drawing inspiration.