HEART'S DESIRE - February 2019 - Table of Contents

Enchanted Conversation

presents the

February 2019 Issue:

HEART'S DESIRE

Love is an eternal, beautiful, intangible thing that we try to understand through stories. As we attempt to define it, through the fairy tales, folktales, and myths passed down through the generations, we come to know that it is something that takes many forms. Love can be creative, inspiring, self-sacrificing, and transformative, but it can also cause jealousy, heartbreak, and destruction. It is this duality that makes love so exquisite. It walks the fine line of joy and sorrow, and the quest for humans to find their “heart’s desire” is one that will never end.

In this issue, ten authors create unique tales that explore love in its different forms:
How can love transcend two who can never be together?

What if the gift of love is only given if you give the right words first?

Can a crafty bargain be outsmarted and turn into love?

Will a love potion created for others work on the one who made it?

Is it possible to be as patient as time to be with the one you love?

Plus more stories to get you thinking about what your own “heart’s desire” would be...

She was everything to him,

and him to her.

But they could not be...

FOR FOREVER

Connor Sassmannshausen

I will marry the one

who brings me a true gift,

one that is different from all others...

THE SILVER THREADS

OF THE SPIDER:

A Folktale from Paraguay
Nohan Meza

So, I’m walking through the forest,

sticking to the path when I hear a voice...

LOVE IN THE HOOD

Deb Whittam

My gift is a part of you,

the purest part of you...

THE SHRIFT

Chelsea Ellingson

Twice through the loop,

out goes the thread,

once down the needle,

one piece of bread…

SEAMSTRESS

AND BREAD

Carmen Redondo

She was a goddess and her

wild fragrance warmed him...

ARROWS

Sarah Deeming

I’m supposed to spin straw into gold.

Suggestions are welcome…

THE MILLER’S DAUGHTER

AND THE GNOME

Lisa Kovac

She had eyes the color of the river,

the color of the lakes,

the color of the sea...

WHAT THE

WATER TAKES

Katherine Kendig

There’s a price, my dear,

There’s always a price…

ROSE PETALS

AND BRINE

M. A. Ray

Her beloved tree curved into

the shape of a heart at its center...

HEARTWOOD
Hope Denney

And finally,

I want to thank everyone who reads Enchanted Conversation by sharing my favorite piece of inspirational "love music" - Claire de Lune by Claude Debussy. I hope it inspires you as well.

So, thank you, one and all. Your support means everything.

- Amanda Bergloff, Editor-in-Chief

ALL COPYRIGHT

to the written works in this issue belong to the individual authors.