DRAGON’S HOARD

DRAGON’S HOARD, by Dawn Vogel

 

I come from a lineage of hoarders,

hoarders of things both immense and dainty,

gold, gems, other riches, treasures, and more,

heaped into piles upon which they roost.

 

As for me, I hoard an esoteric

love of knowledge, my wealth in tomes and scrolls,

books and papers, and in ephemeral

thoughts and theories and intangible things.

 

My nest is books, carefully stacked, arranged

with an entry so I may come and go

from pool of knowledge to my library,

in which the sum of human thought resides.

 

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Dawn Vogel’s academic background is in history, so it’s not surprising that much of her fiction is set in earlier times. By day, she edits reports for historians and archaeologists. In her alleged spare time, she runs a craft business, co-runs a small press, and tries to find time for writing. Her steampunk adventure series, Brass and Glass, is available from DefCon One Publishing. She is a member of Broad Universe, SFWA, and Codex Writers. She lives in Seattle with her husband, author Jeremy Zimmerman, and their herd of cats. Visit her at http://historythatneverwas.com.