Description:Ever since humankind first realized there was reason to fear - whether that fear was of the dark, the unknown, people who seemed different, the unexpected violence of nature, or death itself - we have created rituals and talismans to insure good fortune and keep away evil spirits. And though many superstitions have fallen by the wayside over the years, there are still any number of folks who won't take chances with anything from spilled salt to sneezes.Now some of today's most imaginative writers explore both the lighter and darker sides of superstitions from the simple to the strange, the benign to the baffling, offering their own unique answers to such questions as:-Who created superstitions in the first place?-Does a black cat crossing your path really bring dire consequences?-If you break a mirror to destroy a link to evil, will the bad luck incurred bring the evil to you?contents:Introduction by John HelfersHow It All Began by Esther M. FriesnerThirteen Ways to Water by Bruce Holland RogersWhiirlwinds by Elizabeth Ann ScarboroughDead Tired by R. DavisShards of Glass by Kristin SchwengelThe Cat Who Wasn't Black by Josepha ShermanSomething Blue by Kristine Kathryn RuschCrossroads by Genevieve GprmanThe Song of a Gift Horse by Dean Wesley SmithCaretaking by Nina Kiriki HoffmanSoul Cages by Carol RondouAuspicious Stars by Jane LindskoldFrogged by Nancy SpringerStep on the Crack by Michelle Sagara WestFront-Page Mcguffin and the Greatest Story Never Told by Peter CrowtherTo the Edge of the World by Zane StillingsThe Pennymen by Charles de LintWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Black Cats and Broken Mirrors. To get started finding Black Cats and Broken Mirrors, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: Ever since humankind first realized there was reason to fear - whether that fear was of the dark, the unknown, people who seemed different, the unexpected violence of nature, or death itself - we have created rituals and talismans to insure good fortune and keep away evil spirits. And though many superstitions have fallen by the wayside over the years, there are still any number of folks who won't take chances with anything from spilled salt to sneezes.Now some of today's most imaginative writers explore both the lighter and darker sides of superstitions from the simple to the strange, the benign to the baffling, offering their own unique answers to such questions as:-Who created superstitions in the first place?-Does a black cat crossing your path really bring dire consequences?-If you break a mirror to destroy a link to evil, will the bad luck incurred bring the evil to you?contents:Introduction by John HelfersHow It All Began by Esther M. FriesnerThirteen Ways to Water by Bruce Holland RogersWhiirlwinds by Elizabeth Ann ScarboroughDead Tired by R. DavisShards of Glass by Kristin SchwengelThe Cat Who Wasn't Black by Josepha ShermanSomething Blue by Kristine Kathryn RuschCrossroads by Genevieve GprmanThe Song of a Gift Horse by Dean Wesley SmithCaretaking by Nina Kiriki HoffmanSoul Cages by Carol RondouAuspicious Stars by Jane LindskoldFrogged by Nancy SpringerStep on the Crack by Michelle Sagara WestFront-Page Mcguffin and the Greatest Story Never Told by Peter CrowtherTo the Edge of the World by Zane StillingsThe Pennymen by Charles de LintWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Black Cats and Broken Mirrors. To get started finding Black Cats and Broken Mirrors, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.