Can one really navigate the vast sea of Time? Celtic fiddler George Drumm is intrigued by symbols etched on the cairns of his remote Sumweir Isle home by ancient Wanderer tribes. The closed double spiral is said to depict the alternating timelines of two parallel worlds. When George learns that there are still Wanderer peoples crisscrossing the great continent, he sets out to find them and learn their secrets. Across the ocean, George soon finds the Wanderers and woos them with his music. He travels with one group after another, at last joining a Gypsy caravan far inland. When time-dancing Gypsy Esmarelda drops in on them from the Future, romance blossoms. But the couple is out of sync in Time. Esmarelda is on a mission to rescue her cat Audy, presumably stolen by her nemesis, Malcom the Master Seer. Her quest takes her, and then George, to the parallel, frighteningly un-magical Alternate World. But in the dusty town of Caliente, New Mexico, the lovers find a friend in Robyn, proprietor of The Lost Unicorn metaphysical shop. As Esmarelda and George leapfrog across the Spiral Map of Time in search of lost cats, missing satchels and each other, they share glimpses of their enchanted universe with Robyn, and confirm what she has always suspected: There is a world of Magic just the other side of our dreams.
The Spiral Map of Time Trilogy details the romantic, magical adventures of the time-traveling Gypsy dancer Esmarelda, and her colorful crew. In Book 1 Esmarelda launches a search that takes her to the unresolved past and into the Alternate World where she is aided by Robyn at The Lost Unicorn gift shop. Esmarelda finds love along the way, but can she keep it? In Book 2 "The Two Magicians, from nowhere to forever" two Master Seers hold the key to colorful carpets that enable Robyn to dance across the Spiral Map of Time into the magical parallel world. This time, Esmarelda must come to Robyn's rescue. In Book 3 "The Ten Years: double or nothing" to be released in Spring 2020, both Past and Future catch up to Esmarelda. Fleeing the Goathorn Mountains after the Two Magicians escapade, she finds that her life has been turned upside-down. Across the Spiral, Robyn's universe is also shaken. The Lost Unicorn, must again serve as a way station between alternating worlds.
Praise for The Time Dancer: A twisted, clever, spellbinding fairy tale for the 1990's. Gatuskin creates a vivid and bizarre universe, certain to satisfy the appetites of enthusiasts of such authors as Lewis Carroll and J.R.R. Tolkien. -- Michael Bush, Manhattan Theatre Club
Gatuskin weaves a delightfully magical story which tricked me into thinking she was from another time, or maybe a Gypsy in a past life. I'll never look at my cats the same again. --Lisa Law, author, FLASHING ON THE SIXTIES
As a teacher of Belly Dance and its esoteric significance, I would highly recommend that my students read this magical tale. --Swari Hhan

The Time Dancer: A Novel of Gypsy Magic (Spiral Map of Time)

Romance

Gatuskin, Zelda Leah

Contemporary

Amador Publishers, LLC

Based on the author's investigations, and feelings about, her family history and cultural identity. Ancestral Notes explores the themes of Jewish spirituality and mysticism, shtetl life in Europe, immigration to the USA, the legacy of antisemitism and gender notes, in the search for a contemporary Jewish woman's identity. Dream Journal entries and repeated references to spirits convey the sense that this inquiry is not only guided but demanded by ancestral souls. The resulting journey blurs the lines between mystical and mundane, personal and political, tragic and comic, culminating in a Yidish-style parable about fear and intolerance. Illustrated with original collages by the author.

Ancestral Notes: A Family Dream Journal

Biographies & Memoirs

AMADOR PUB.

Earth has been plagued by a series of ecological disasters. The population has been forced entirely off the planet for a time, living under massive domes on Mars and the moon. By late 22nd century Earth is being resettled. Dotted with theme-park-like restorations, the home panet makes an ideal destination for vacationing Mars families. Two teens discover an uncharted castle hidden under a rampant growth of ivy. In the castle's turret the discover and reactivate an ancient spell. Time stops. Earth's fate hangs in the balance. Adventure, romance, magic and mystery pervade the story.

Castle Lark: And The Tale that Stopped Time

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Fantasy

A creative exploration of the nature of time, human perception and the social forms we establish for managing our inner and outer realities. Gatuskin first describes her motivation and process; the writings which follow move through impressionistic, stream-of-consciousness styles to more focused and linear works, interspersed with poetry and parts of dreams.

Time and Temperature

Community & Culture

Collected poems by author-artist Zelda Leah Gatuskin. Winner, Poetry Book, 2011 New Mexico Book Awards.

But Who's Counting?: collected poems (Worldwind Books Poetry)

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

Sixteen year old Claire is an artist. Or at least, she wants to be. But doing art and being an artist are still very different things for Claire. Between her suddenly distant best friend Lydia, her own budding sexuality and the boys who want to help her discover it, and taking care of the ninety-one-year-old "Muffin" at Westcare Manor retirement home, Claire has her hands full for the long, hot summer that Rio Bueno, New Mexico promises. But will Claire's own risky decisions sabotage her chances, or help them? Can Claire find herself as an artist while falling in love for the first time? And how can helping Muffin help Claire bring all the pieces of her life together and give her the courage to dream about the future? WHERE THE SKY USED TO BE is a story of art, love, compassion, and following your own path.

Where the Sky Used to Be

Teen & Young Adult

Here are some of the characters and situations you will encounter in these highly original stories by award-winning author Zelda Leah Gatuskin: 
"The Owl and the Pussycats" - Coping with Felinefilia. "Handle With Care" - Sarena wants a tattoo. "Secret of The Old" - Granny Mimmi tells all. "Inside Her Eyelids" - Adrienne's muse is a pest. "Digital Face" - What (not) to do about pores. "Tsunami" - The woman who has everything wants less. "Bill's Aphoristic Aphrodite" - Romance in a candy wrapper. "Silver and Gold Apples" - A corner store for half-chances. "After Babel" - Ruminations from the Prophetess Suomynona. "A Man's Home Is His Castle" - Love and family, post power outage. "You Can Only Go Back" - Temporal Exploration has already occurred.
Eleven stories blur the lines between surrealism, magical realism, fantasy, sci-fi, romance and satire. Gatuskin provides tart depictions of popular culture, imaginative takes on the future (and past) of humanity, and mystical currents swirling below the surface. Vivid description of external details combine with sympathetic attention to the inner lives of her characters to draw the reader into these timely, imaginative and thought-provoking scenarios. This title has received a 5-heart rating from Foreword Reviews.

Digital Face: short stories

Literary

Continuing their adventures from The Time Dancer escapade, Esmarelda, George Drumm, and Sylvestor the cat have their hands (and paws) full with with unwelcoming Witches, shape-shifting Familiars, half-mad Magicians, and inquisitive New-Agers.
"The participants were like children to me, harmlessly playing at games they knew nothing about. I loved them and pitied them. Poor souls had no idea how many turns of the Spiral lay ahead before they would turn the corner to reclaim this world of magic they vaguely remember and deeply desire. They felt close to it in Piper Canyon, and indeed they were. Uncomfortably close."
The coming of the Summer Solstice Harmony Convention to Piper Canyon has increased the leakage between parallel timelines, there below The Top of The World where Future meets Past, and our rational world turns into a world of magic. With Robyn and her belly dance troupe joining the Harmony Convention on one side, and time-traveling Gypsies Esmarelda and George Drumm approaching the mystical Goathorn Mountains on the other, Brooks, Minder of the Knot and the Loophole, must work valiantly to keep everyone where they belong and prevent Time from unraveling. Before he is done, he will expose the dark history of the five sisters of the Goathorns Coven, the recent transgressions of their transmogriphying Familiars, the secret lives of the Two Magicians, and his own deepest desires.

The Two Magicians: From Nowhere To Forever (Spiral Map of Time)

Time Travel

Here concludes the romantic, magical saga of time-traveling Gypsy dancer Esmarelda and Celtic fiddler George Drumm. George has leapt ahead ten years to be with Esma. Now he must make up The Ten Years. Can the Time Dancer stay with him and go around again? Maybe they can hide out ... somewhere. Complications abound, more than the unsuspecting couple realizes. At The Top Of The World, Weaver Oshi frets over the tangled threads of Fate that have brought together more than one pair of Time-crossed lovers. Meanwhile, the lingering spells of the Two Magicians weaken the divide between the alternating worlds of the Spiral Map of Time. And In Caliente, NM, Robyn's metaphysical shop, The Lost Unicorn, must again act as a way station between worlds, as the mammoth cottonwood tree in back becomes an actual portal!About The Spiral Map of Time Trilogy:What if there was a world of Magic just the other side of our dreams? At The Lost Unicorn in Caliente, NM, Robyn suspects, and then is drawn into, the parallel world on the reverse side of the Spiral Map of Time. In Book 1, THE TIME DANCER, Esmarelda is on a quest that takes her to the unresolved Past and gives her a forbidden peek at her Future. She finds love along the way, but can she keep it? In Book 2, THE TWO MAGICIANS, two wizards hold the key to colorful carpets that enable Robyn to dance across the Spiral into the magical parallel world. This time, Esmarelda must come to Robyn's rescue. In THE TEN YEARS, both Past and Future catch up to Esmarelda, while across the Spiral Robyn's universe is also shaken.

The Ten Years: Double or Nothing (Spiral Map of Time)

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