AUTHOR NOTES

GLASS RAIN – a poem by Margaret Roxby

“THE OTHER SIDE OF SPACE” is included this week for National Science Fiction Day, Jan 2. The subject fascinated the author. Her daughter often heard her mother say that she would love to travel into the future. Margaret Roxby was a great fan of science fiction.

REFRACTIONS—by Robert Roxby

“LONELINESS” is included this week for Jan 2, World Introvert Day. The author himself was an introvert, but raised in a family of 15, he was not intimidated by crowds. The poem first appeared in his collection, Reflections on a Lifetime.

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS—a poem by Kathleen Roxby

“INVISIBLE” is included as a companion to “Loneliness.” It was written during the poet’s long struggle with depression and is one of several poems exploring her feeling of impotence and alienation.

#National Science Fiction Day

#World Introvert Day