The Dreaming

…Dull days at forty, false friends at fifteen;
Let her have brave days and truth.
Let her go places that we’ve never been;
Trust and delight in her youth.

Ladies of Grace, and Ladies of Favour,
And Ladies of Merciful Night,
This is a prayer for a Blueberry Girl,
Grant her your Clearness of Sight.

Words can be worrisome, people complex;
Motives and manners unclear.
Grant her the wisdom to choose her path right,
Free from unkindness and fear.

Let her tell stories, and dance in the rain,
Somersaults, tumble and run;
Her joys must be high as her sorrows are deep,
Let her grow like a weed in the sun…

Based on a Neil Gaiman short story, animated by Gahan Wilson and directed by Steven-Charles Jaffe

The latest SomethingPositive has Neil dealing with critics who call Coraline a Tim Burton movie…. lethally.

Pop Culture Shock has a preview of Endless Nights Special, which is available now (Endless Nights Special, not the preview… well, the preview is available now too, obviously… ahem.)

Today’s Geekout Comic has an appearance by you-know-who.

Neil mentioned it (and LucyAnne & I!) in his journal, but they’re so gorgeous I have to post the link to P. Craig Russell’s Murder Mysteries adapation preview.

Wow!

Charles de Lint reviewed both American Gods and the Quotable Sandman in the Sept. 2001 Fantasy and Science Fiction.

But if you read the blog you probably knew that.

As promised, here is the cover artwork for the upcoming North American release of Neil’s new book American Gods.

I scanned this in myself from a proof copy. Neil’s name at the top is in gold foil, so I had to adjust the levels for it to look correct (it scanned very dark).

The cover art for the UK edition of American Gods is available here. Thanks to the Fabulous Lorraine for sending that along.

I should have the American artwork shortly.

Madame Melpomene, winner of the CBLDF’s ebay auction for Neil’s leather jacket (henceforth referred to as The Jacket) has posted pictures of people wearing The Jacket to her web site.

She notes that she’ll take your picture in the jacket for a measly $10 donation to the CBLDF. Track her movements here. Melpomene, the thingies are watching.