Lucinda Mitchell
Eros’s Encounter is the first in a series of books about individual constellations. This book is the mythical story of the constellation Pisces. A small boy, Eros, accidentally wakes a sleeping giant when out playing with his bow and arrows. The dragon, Typhon, seeks his revenge. As the dragon stalks the little boy, Eros’s mother does her best to come up with a creative way to protect him. In the end Eros and his mother outwit the dragon, leading Typhon to a watery death. In the process mother and son are saved by 2 fish, who mysteriously appear out of the water to save them. The fish, Pisces, are then placed in the sky as a reminder that doing and being good will be rewarded.
Lucinda Mitchell was born and raised in a small, rural community in the “thumb” of Michigan. She is a 6th grade teacher with passions in both Space Studies and Language Arts. With a Master’s Degree from Regis University in Space Studies, Lucinda is the recipient of the 2004 Space Educator Award and the 2007 Lapeer County Chamber of Commerce Educator of the Year. Lucinda helps raise money to send kids to space camp every summer, and then she accompanies them there. She and her husband live on a farm and have a brood cow/calf operation. They have 3 adult sons and 2 grandchildren.
The lands were beautiful and untouched on the Earth. The growth of vegetation was in every stage. As far as you could see there were small plants, climbing vines, flowers, small trees, and very large trees. There were hills and valleys, streams and ponds, occasional outcrops of rock and many patches of green, grassy knolls. There were no garish landmarks as far as the eye could see. No buildings as we know today. There were no factories, no houses, and no towering office buildings.
There were inhabitants, but they were few and far between. Not only were there mortals, but there were other creatures as well. Good AND evil creatures.
One such evil creature, who was also mortal, was named Typhon. Because he was mortal, he would not live forever. Even though he wouldn’t live forever he could get to be very old. He could live to be hundreds of years old! Typhon was a real, live fire breathing dragon. But that’s not the worst of it! He was so frightening! He was a real legend and stories about him had been passed down from generation to generation.
