A Letter from the Editor's Desk

The Reading Room

Where the White Stag Runs

by Dr. Ari Berk

“...all stories about the deer share some common ground by showing us that the line between our world and theirs is very thin indeed.”

Coyote

by Carrie Miner

“...resourceful, playful, cunning and droll—the coyote has outwitted its only natural predator, humankind, for centuries.”

Deer Woman

by Carolyn Dunn

“The Deer Woman's tale is a morality narrative; she teaches us that the misuse of sexual power is a transgression that will end in madness and death.”

“Coyote Whispers” & “Crow”

Journal excerpts by Kim Antieau

“Crows were edge-dwellers. Sometimes I stood on the edge of their edge. Watching. I am one of you. Can't you see?”

The King of Crows

A Story by Midori Snyder

“With a common cry, the crows shook their feathers, beaks breaking and limbs stretching until they had shaped themselves into human form.”

The Gallery: Mythic Art

Shape-Shifters: Art Inspired by Animal-Human Transformation Myths

A Group Show

“In myths and ancient pictographs, the shaman is often characterized by the distinctive ability to change himself from human into animal shape.”

The Coffeehouse: Poetry

Coyote  &  The Red Hills

by Charles de Lint

Charm Song for Hunting a Deer

by Carolyn Dunn

When I Was  &  She's Eve: A Walking Poem

by Mario Milosevic

Swan/Princess  by Jane Yolen