presents the
December 2019 Issue:
BY WINTER'S
STARLIGHT
"By winter's starlight,
she appeared before them,
and by winter's starlight
she shared wondrous tales
from her crystal book..."
STARLIGHT
she appeared before them,
and by winter's starlight
she shared wondrous tales
from her crystal book..."
There's nothing like starlight on a clear winter's night. Its luminous beauty connects us with the infinite power of dreaming and imagination, and it is during long winter nights that I feel most like setting my imagination free by reading stories.
In this issue, ten writers inspire us into that dreaming state with their ten unique tales, each set in the season of winter, where snow, magic and starlight dance in the eternal sky, and we understand for a moment, that we are beings of forever.
The bird sang of golden light warming
the world. When the song ceased,
the woman wanted to cry...
"I can grant your wish, but what
are you going to offer me in return..."
are you going to offer me in return..."
The white wolf met her blue eyes
with its own. Without hesitation,
the girl went with the wolf...
Wolf at the Door
with its own. Without hesitation,
the girl went with the wolf...
Wolf at the Door
She found the cold invigorating;
the howling wind and driving snow
a tonic to her frigid soul...
the howling wind and driving snow
a tonic to her frigid soul...
He lives only for his paintbrush
and the billion shades and colors
he creates with it...
Something gleamed silver in the
light of the moon. From the bucket,
a thread of water rose...
light of the moon. From the bucket,
a thread of water rose...
A woman without a shadow sat
in front of her. A shadow without a man
sat behind her...
in front of her. A shadow without a man
sat behind her...
The enchantress was a
miserable soul, but she had
not always been that way...
miserable soul, but she had
not always been that way...
This is my last issue with Enchanted Conversation, and I want to say, thank you to everyone who read any of the 2018-2019 issues I produced as editor-in-chief. I have loved my time here at EC, and I am so grateful to have worked with so many amazing writers throughout these past two years.
~AND~
I am happy to announce the return of EC's original founder, the fab Kate Wolford, as editor-in-chief going forward in 2020. EC will be on a brief hiatus, but stay tuned for all the exciting new things Kate has in store for the zine next year!
In closing, I want to wish everyone an enchanted December, and I hope you all have a happy, healthy 2020! So, thank you, and goodbye for now, dear friends. I know we'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when...
~AND~
I am happy to announce the return of EC's original founder, the fab Kate Wolford, as editor-in-chief going forward in 2020. EC will be on a brief hiatus, but stay tuned for all the exciting new things Kate has in store for the zine next year!
In closing, I want to wish everyone an enchanted December, and I hope you all have a happy, healthy 2020! So, thank you, and goodbye for now, dear friends. I know we'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when...
Sincerely,
ALL COPYRIGHT
to the written works in this issue belong to the individual authors.
Cover Painting: The Snow Maiden, Viktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov, 1899
Cover Layout: Amanda Bergloff
Cover Painting: The Snow Maiden, Viktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov, 1899
Cover Layout: Amanda Bergloff
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