Tag: Nancy Wilcox

Martian Dreams, by Nancy Wilcox

The planet Mars, orange-red with dark markings and a white polar cap, against a dark background

Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 42 (August 2004). Illustration: “Marz” by Nas A. Glass Ancient seas call meacross a sand-blasted plain,across forever. Ghost-water storm-surgedrowns memories of beaches --transcendent waves crash. Lit by distant sun,from a cold and empty sky,red grit sifts as rain. Poem copyright 2004 by Nancy Wilcox Artwork © 2004 by Nas … Continue reading Martian Dreams, by Nancy Wilcox →

Holy Chronicles, by Nancy Wilcox

Pencil drawing of a towering masked warrior with a horned headdress and spear rising above a crowd of helmeted soldiers

Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 42 (August 2004). Illustration: “Abonsam” by Robert Castillo '...and in the seventh generationworks destruction or salvation'so state the Holy Chronicles of War. But they never speak of soldiers,these chronicles of yours,only of the heroes battle-forged.What of common men?We break too easy on that anvil,there's not much holy in a … Continue reading Holy Chronicles, by Nancy Wilcox →