The Gristmill Mistress

In this eighth offering by L. Wade Powers readers will be tantalized by a kaleidoscope of stories essays and poems including the titular “The Gristmill Mistress” a tale of a scandalous affair between an apprentice mill worker and the married son of a Virginia town founder during the 1800s.. In “The Game is On” a one-act play set at a poker elimination tournament the stakes are higher than the players can possibly imagine and in “Cat-a-Rack” role playing can be fun educational and dangerous especially when the setting is a dungeon. Let the charming professor and beautiful librarian show you how the game is played.. “Dance Like the Greeks” is a travel memoir set on Evia where dancing is the key to a long and happy life. Opa! Do you believe in dragons? You will you will.. These and many more delights in The Gristmill Mistress are your ticket to a flight of fancy: tales of imagination and everyday relationships accounts of daring doings and predictable failures.