A ghoulish orb named ‘The Will- O’-The-Wisp’ flickers from the wick of Earth’s lantern in the midst of a barren void.

The glimmer offers salvation to the hopeless, wayward traveler in the form of a point of reference. Disguised as The Northern Star or a guardian angel, the bioluminescent ghost is born from the oxidation of phosphine (PH3), diphosphane (P2H4) and methane (CH4), which is released from the decay of organic matter.

Like a mosquito to a zapper, the hopeful traveller is drawn towards the glowing siren, who hovers over deep bogs, swamps and marshes. Here the traveler’s journey concludes, feeding the ghostly light.

Author/Artist: Josephine Mairead King Edwards
Publisher: Breakdown Press
Page Count: 46pp
Size: 5.25 x 7.5
Notes: saddle-stitched, black on yellow paper, risograph
Date of Publication: 2020