Literature

Short stories / poems | Introductions | Misc | Writings by A. David Lewis | Fan material

Boys and girls together
What do boys and girls dream about when it comes to fairy tales? This short text, written by Neil, provides some answers.

Cinnamon
A short story about a princess called Cinnamon, who does not talk.

Instructions
A poem by written by Neil about wolves, ghosts and other things.

Locks
A poem by Neil.

How to get girls into your store
At the Friends of Lulu-webpage, you can read Neil's introduction to the marketing-book "How to get girls into your store".

SCRIPT: Season of Mists, part 3
The original script for the fouth Sandman-collection, Season of Mists.

SCRIPT: The Sandman Movie
This is an old script for The planned Sandman movie, which is written by Elliot and Rossio. It can be describes as a mix of the contents of "Preludes & Nocturnes", "The Doll's House", and "Season of Mists". This script, however, didn't cut it, and it was refused by Hollywood. But here it is, for your eyes only.

The Colour of Pratchett
Neil interviews Terry Pratchett.

The life and death of Wanda
A long essay about the transsexual Sandman-character Wanda. It is written by Richard Tuinstra, and contains comments from Rachel Pollack, Caitlin R. Kiernan and Neil Gaiman.

The Sandman Returns
Neil tells us about his collaboration with Yoshitaka Amano on the latest Sandman-collection, The Dream Hunters.

Never to Wake: In Continuing Praise of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman
A well-written essay which describes and praises Neil's masterpiece. It is somewhat related to the essay below.

A new frame for Comic Books
A long essay about the relevance of comics. It is written by A David Lewis, and contains one part about Watchmen, and one part about Sandman.

The Nightmare and the Dream: A Literary Survey of Watchmen and Sandman (2000)
In the year 2000, A. David Lewis presented the above essay at the comic-con in Sandiego. This is his transcript from the presentation.

Who killed Dream of the Endless?
Another long essay by A David Lewis. Thie one is dedicated to the investigation of Morpheus's death. The suspects are lined up and the question appears: Who is to blaim?

Who is Neil - the FAQ
An FAQ about Neil. This one is a bit strange, though (but in a good way!).

Sandman Timeline
This timeline is compiled by Mike Harris, and covers the entire Sandman series, from the beginning of time until the death of Morpheus and beyond.

The Voice of her eyes
The Voice of Her Eyes was written for a Sandman Anthology. But for various reasons, the story never made it to print, and now only is published on the web. It is a story about delirium, and written by Karawynn Long.

Merv Pumpkinhead's big night out
Just like the story above, this story were going to be included in the Sandman Anthology. However, this story cancelled as well, and can now only be read on the web. This story focuses on Merv Pumpkinhead, the amusing side-character with a pumpkin head. The author's name is Michael Berry.

Perchance to Dream
This is a long story, which is divided in 4 parts and written by Maddog.