L.A. Jones

A border image: A black-and-white closeup of the rose's petals.

The muse loves playtime; a chance to be that "poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage..." (as Shakespeare's Macbeth, in full-on dark-tinted glasses mode, said). Please stay seated, the curtain in about to rise.

A spotlight shines, in this case a full moon —or is it the eye of the vampire?

A full moon artistically rendered to transform its appearance to a glowing spotlight or a red-toned vampire eye.

Presenting...Vamp Fever! Don your feather boa and take a trip back to the groovy disco era, sunshine! Vamp Fever

Next up, from characters engendered in The Raven, it's Soft Touch the Dove and Houdini the Rat. While not, strictly speaking, a play, this rhyme possesses elements of the theatrical: drama, dialogue and daring-do!

Cast of characters:

Soft Touch the Dove

An author-drawn sketch of the dove named Soft Touch: She's in flight and rose red with indignation.

Raise the curtain! Soft Touch the Dove and Houdini the Rat

Mack the Magus

An author-drawn sketch of the magus named Mack: His top hat is set on end; he's peering out from inside the hat, his hand holding up a wand, stars bursting from it.

And, Houdini the Rat

An author-drawn sketch of the rat named Houdini: He's hunkered down on all fours, his tail wrapped around him, his expression knowing.