Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 23 (September 1999). Trophies of wealth, thought Loretta Capinelli. The butler, a thin, elderly man who looked snobbish even in gray pajamas, led her along the wide, elaborately furnished corridor. Despite the hour, the weather, and the consuming curiosity that had drawn her here, she found herself fascinated by … Continue reading Bitter Reflections, by Ty Drago

