W. Gregory Stewart is a short story writer and poet whose work has appeared Amazing Stories, Asimov's, Dreams & Nightmares, several Rhysling Anthologies, and dozens of other publications. Dark Planet is designed and edited by Lucy A. Snyder. If you spot any errors, or if you have any comments, please contact her at lusnyde@indiana.edu. All materials copyright 1996-1997 by their respective creators. No stories, articles, poems or images from this webzine may be posted or published without the written consent of their creators.

Lilith Does Career Day at the Local Day Care by W. Gregory Stewart the stars provide no guidance and a mirror is no more cage than convenience she will walk among them she will choose one of them she will return to innocence but not tonight she has known life and she has learned something else in time she learns that she has known life but not tonight she will return to innocence and then she will choose one to walk among them conveniently the mirror is no more a cage and frees her hand to guide a wayward star