The moon is pregnant with life tonight and glows with possibilities. I drive home from the nursing home where I've gone to visit my mom.  I think that she has suffered another minor stroke.  I think about life, in midst of transition and I long for magic amidst the mortality.  I want anything but mortality tonight.

I log into my email account and feel a moment's anticipation.  I quickly scan through and delete the spam.  My finger hovers over the delete button because I don't recognize the sender, but I pause and register that there is no return url.  Chills scurry along my arms and my fingers quiver as I open the message.  It is the site that Lili had told me about, the site where she met NighShade the Vampire.