Welcome to The Sign of the Midnight Pen!

The Sign of the Midnight Pen

Welcome to The Sign of the Midnight Pen, a guild for writers and their imaginations. The guild is comprised of and designed for aspiring writers who love the art and history of words. Here we share our prose, poetry, ideas, criticism, and dreams.

You are currently in the Atrium of our Guild Hall. To visit any of our departments, simply click on the corresponding links below.

Une nouvelle lune (Updates)

Poets' Chamber | Escritoire | Dreamweaver's Garden

Main Library | Linnea's Tower | Banner Hall

Members' Hall | The Sign of the Laughing Elf | Laughing Elf Shortcut

Front Gates | Sign the Guestbook | View the Guestbook

Both Athena and Calliope have graciously consented to guard our site. Click on either Guardian, and you will be transported to a special castle where you may be able to find your own perfect guardian.

We are the faithful, international, and very swift elf-couriers who serve the Guild. If you spot a problem here, or have comments, questions, or suggestions, just give us your message and we will gladly speed it across electronic pathways to the Guild!

The Weather Elf Report

You are thefriend and traveler to wander into our Atrium since May 16, 1998.

The wonderful background set on this page is courtesy of

The beautiful site logo was created by Ursula Adler

Background music: Gymnopédie No. 3, by Erik Satie (1866-1925). Courtesy Midiworld.
Image: "Blue Silk," by The Cabin Web Graphics.
Many thanks to all who provided backgrounds and images for this site,
and to the wonderful Guild members for their ongoing critiques and contributions.

Open since April 1998. Last modified August 30, 2000.