We journey in the sunlight hourswhen songbirds speak riddles.She peeks from behind the veil.A creature comfortable with darkness, moth-like tendency to seek lightnesscausing her disappearancewhen she lingers in our sightin the in-between places, out of the corner of my eye places, the realm where humans and fairies are allowed to meet in dreams. Excerpted from "Morgan Le Fey." Spinning Hair into Gold is a short book of poems and fairy tales about magic, nature connections, and weaving the threads of fate. Oriana is "The Weaver of Fate." She is a creature crafted from the honeyed rays of sun and mysterious shadows in equal measure. Her story, a blended retelling of Rapunzel and Rumplestiltskin, is woven throughout these pages. These magical poems and story threads traverse the path between destiny and free will, remind us that enchantment can be found lurking in every corner, and delve into the mysteries of dreams and the otherworld. This collection is ideal for lovers of nature, magic, fairy tales, and mythology from the British Isles. "Whilst I enjoyed all of the writing separately and as stand alone pieces, they fit together to form a partial image of this mysterious character which enchants and inspires and it is through this collection of individual pieces, through them flowing from one to the other, that the picture becomes clearer and more fully formed." MARIE MCWILLIAMS, author of Broken Mirrors
