Somtow Sucharitkul, who writes as S.P. Somtow, is coming to terms - both personal and literary - with his remarkable multicultural background and a lifetime of traveling.

June 9, 2002 (The Nationwide News Pty Limited) - "Vampire Killer" Tracey Wigginton -- the woman behind one of Australia's most bizarre murders -- has earned a university degree in jail. Wigginton has received a Bachelor of Arts from Deakin University, double-majoring in anthropology and philosophy.

July 20, 1995 (Newsday) -  Army service develops many character traits, but vampirism seems to be another new one. A 20 year old former Russian army man was arrested in Tula outside Moscow after dragging a local drunk into the bushes, biting through his carotid artery and drinking his blood, Itar-Tass news agency reported yesterday.

Oftentimes there is nothing

like now

Over seascapes and skies grey

Crumpled and breathing in

heather, lavender and orange peel.

Ariadne

this illusion-
disastrous
this face-
just a mask
these eyes-
only windows
into my desolate,
dispirited soul.

Raevynn
March 31, 2002