All Madeleine knew was she often saw things she couldn’t explain to herself or others. And when she saw these visions, something bad always happened. And bad things seemed to be continually happening around the sensitive... Read More

Shamus O’Connor is reflecting on the previous months of his life: “He had learned so much about people, about friendship, about faith, and about letting go. There were some things he knew he would always hold in his heart, but there... Read More

One autumn several years ago, during a ferocious California storm, “a Great Pyrenees dog named Gigi welcomed eight squirmy little white puppies into the world. One of them was a female named Smudge, and Smudge was Gigi’s favorite... Read More

From her bedroom window, Sarah Alexander can see the hillside home of her elderly neighbor, Mrs. Bluster. “In the full moon, she watched old Bluster dancing in the backyard or flying across the moon.” Sarah’s prickly Aunt Jane... Read More

“She was pleasant enough in her unique little way. She didn’t kick dogs, didn’t dress scandalously or spend her evenings in the bars.” Her husband “…loved her with an enthusiasm that was apparent to all who watched them... Read More

“What kind of man goes to one of the biggest rock concerts of the sixties, manages to drown in a nearby irrigation canal an hour into the show, and is never identified?” That’s what Caleb Levy attempts to discover in 1999, when his... Read More

Ivy Teasel is twelve winters old and impatient for life outside her sheltered home to begin. She’s anxious to shed her youngling status and grow into a helpful member of her community and to discover her specific gift or talent. But... Read More

“You have a destiny, young Egorh. Let’s leave it at that. For now you have to attend to the business of growing up. When the time comes, all will be revealed to you.” Steukhon, high priest of the Magic World, tells twelve-year-old... Read More