Once these halls thronged with joyous life, but now they are home to the crow and the field mouse, and to the climbing ivy whose frayed emerald tendrils outline arch, buttress and column. The golden leaves of autumn are swept by the wind’s broom in cloisters where once song and chant made the living stone hum.
Mike Adamson, “Pilgrim in the Ruins”
Mike Adamson holds a Doctoral degree from Flinders University of South Australia. After early aspirations in art and writing, Mike secured qualifications in both marine biology and archaeology. Mike was a university educator from 2006 to 2018, has worked in the replication of convincing ancient fossils, is a passionate photographer, master-level hobbyist, and journalist for international magazines. Short fiction sales include to Metastellar, Strand Magazine, Little Blue Marble, Abyss and Apex, Daily Science Fiction, Compelling Science Fiction and Nature Futures. Mike has placed stories on over 270 occasions to date, totaling over 1.4 million words.
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