Morgan Le Fay Reflects On Her Fate by Wendy Howe

Wendy Howe is an English teacher and freelance writer who lives in Southern California. Her poetry reflects her interest in myth, diverse landscapes, and ancient cultures. Over the years, she has been published in an assortment of journals both on-line and in print. Among them: Gingerbread House Lit Magazine, Not One Of Us, Mirror Dance, Strange Horizons, Witches & Pagans Magazine, Goblin Fruit, Mythic Delirium, Coffin Bell, Corvid Queen, Liminality, The Poetry Salzburg Review, Eye To The Telescope, Eternal Haunted Summer and others. Her most recent work will be forthcoming in Silver Blade Magazine and Polu Texni later this year.

"Morgan Le Fay Reflects On Her Fate" was partially inspired by many of the refugee crossings I read about on-line or in the newspapers. There were incidents where overcrowded rafts or boats became vulnerable and capsized. Some immigrants tragically drowned but others were saved. At this point, I thought of how some ancient or mythological force may have guided them and inspired their rescue. One of the figures who came to mind was Morgan Le Fay, who was responsible for ferrying King Arthur's body back to Avalon. I wanted to explore the idea of how a manipulative and selfish person (especially one with great power) could repent and turn her life around; thus invoking her latent but hidden sense of humanity. When I read the guidelines for this beautiful magazine, I thought the classic theme of sin and redemption would mirror the idea of how myth never dies but continues to evolve and hold a significant meaning in our modern world.