In the cellar of a bookstore in the hidden, magical neighborhoods that thread all throughout Minneapolis, a support group for the Victims of That Bastard Magician Samson meets.Ghostly Kitty, who once jostled Samson, no longer possesses a physical form.Loquacious Lara, who missed his lack of interest in her words, no longer articulates anything.Eternal wanderer Mo, who couldn't take Samson where he wanted to go, has lost the ability to get anywhere...

The Trojan War is over, and the battle-weary soldier Odysseus sets out for home. On his way Odysseus faces many dangers sent by the gods to test him. Will he outwit the one-eyed giant Cyclops, the cunning enchantress Circe, and the terrifying monsters Scylla and Charybdis? This dramatic retelling of Homer's epic story retains all the excitement of the original.

A unique anthology of poems from around the world and through the ages that celebrate magic and magicians. No matter how modern or scientifically advanced our societies become, human beings remain perpetually enthralled by the idea of magic, from our daily superstitions to our choices of entertainment. Magic has long been a central subject of poetry, and the poems in this collection are evocative evidence that the poet's art depends on a form of wizardry--the...