Seek Giacometti’s “The Palace at 4 a.m.” Go back two hours. See towers and curtain walls of matchsticks, marble, marbles, light, cloud at stasis. Walk in. The beggar queen is dreaming on her throne of words…You have arrived at the web home of Marly Youmans, maker of novels, poetry collections, and stories, as well as the occasional fantasy for younger readers.
Somebody sent me a clip from a Kirkus review of Ingledove: "the intricate and unorthodox mythos is fascinating; Ingledove's story, though set in the 20thcentury, is clearly folklore."
