"You know why they call her Ryder right?" Josh smirks. "Why?" One of his pets ask. "Because everyone gets a chance to ride her." Josh laughs. All of his pets start to laugh with him, like the idiots they are. I couldn't take it anymore, I stepped from behind the wall I was hiding behind. "No, they call me Ryder becaus...
When you are fighting for the freedom of your people, falling in love with your enemy is not a great idea. Or is it? Ayla has to defend her castle and her people all on her own, with nobody to help her but a dark warrior she hates with all her heart.
Selected by Margaret Atwood for the 2012 Atty Award. Collection of 10 poems. (The cover photo is a detail from the painting "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" by Dorthea Tanning. Tate Collection, London).