A System of Starlight

By Alexandra Mejia

A SYSTEM OF STARLIGHT includes three tales inspired by myth and magic.

The collection begins with “The Starry Messenger”, in which a shy librarian embarks on a magical journey to return a hidden treasure upon meeting a mysterious stranger.

In “The House of Basilisk and Butterfly”, an alchemist with a mystical secret searches for answers in the forbidden abode of an ancient and powerful magician.

Lastly in “Lost Avalon”, an heir returns to his childhood home to resolve his fate at the hands of his family's cryptic ancestry.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Alexandra Mejia
• Release date: Jun 11, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463985298

Alexandra Mejia

Alexandra is a game writer who specializes in scenario writing for fantasy, psychological, romance, and simulation games. She currently studies Creative Writing at Full Sail University for a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Creative Writing for Entertainment. She served as a scenario writer and lead environmental artist on the side-scrolling adventure game, MORDLEY GREG, P.I., with the independent game development team, Bonemeal. Her poems have been published in the anthology, CELEBRATE! YOUNG POETS SPEAK OUT in their Summer 2006 and Spring 2007 editions as a top ten finalist, and is also a member of the Independent Game Developers Association. Beyond her work in games, Alexandra is an award-winning seamstress and creative costume designer, and enjoys experimenting with various forms of art and media to refine the visual storytelling experience in her work.

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A System of Starlight

By Alexandra Mejia

Copyright 2019 Alexandra Mejia

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Cover Design by Alexandra Mejia

Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Starry Messenger

The House of Basilisk and Butterfly

Lost Avalon

About the Author

Connect with the Author

Introduction

We create systems in our worlds each and every day. At times, we become afraid of transforming these systems to sustain them for the future. We may be afraid of using our voices, wits, and intelligences to challenge them to evolve. Should we challenge them, we might come to appreciate our miraculous abilities to change the world.

This collection is inspired by the evolution of fantasy, and the openness to embrace change with wonder, majesty, even in the fear of ambivalence towards the unknown.

The Starry Messenger

There I laid within my fortress of books, when a howling wind carried a mysterious man to my balcony. Clad in a satin cape and a fraying paper mask, he pressed a gloved finger to his lips as I clung