symbolism

You Will Call it Fate

There is a moment when something old returns. The same argument, the same retreat, the same hunger for approval. You […]

Imagine a net in which every jewel reflects all the others. Look into one reflection and further reflections appear within

An eye without a face is difficult to ignore. It seems to look without offering the ordinary signs by which

We draw it constantly. Children trace it on cards. It flutters in text messages, glows in neon signs and hangs

Swans are not always tragic. They are animals going about their lives. The tragedy belongs to some of the stories

We know what a mirror is. Or we think we do. A surface for shaving, arranging our hair, checking that

Five branching digits, delicate bones, a shape that can crush, cradle, build or bless. We use our hands constantly, often

The Philosopher’s Stone gives Harry Potter’s first adventure a clear object of pursuit: something extraordinarily valuable must be kept from

A dragon bends back and puts its own tail in its mouth. It is a memorable image, but “transformation” is