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The Library gathers the written works of Lucas Varro — journals of the temples, mythic retellings, contemplative essays, poems, and volumes shaped by shadow, silence, and wonder. Here, words stand beside images as offerings: field notes from Angkor, meditations on sacred stone, old stories rekindled, and reflections carried beyond the visible world.
Within these shelves you will find many rooms: Angkor journals, myth and legend, apsara meditations, contemplative essays, poems, children’s mythic wonder, literary retellings, and quieter devotions of the page. Wander chronologically, enter by theme, or pass through one of the dedicated publication houses now gathered within the wider Library.
For those who wish to follow these paths further, several of these writings continue on Substack and in dedicated archive blogs: The Lantern Chronicles , where myth, legend, contemplative essays, poetry, and other imaginative works are carried onward; The House of Cadmus , where Greek myth and tragedy are reopened through inheritance, violence, fate, and recurrence; The Mytharium , where myth, Tolkien, fairy stories, and old literature are read and retold with seriousness; The Alexander Series , where A. M. Sharp retells Greek myths for children who want to be trusted by stories; and The Hospitable Dark , where A. M. Sharp offers literary myth retellings shaped by darkness, shelter, endurance, and return.

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A devata carved in the third tier of Angkor Wat is not revealed by light, but by waiting. This curatorial meditation traces the devotional making of She Who Waits in Shadow—from hush to hand.

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She does not shimmer or declare. She waits. In this quiet haibun, stone and memory entwine as the artist meets a devata not by seeking, but by standing still.

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A devata in the third tier of Angkor Wat waits for more than light—she waits for breath. In this reflection, a slow field encounter unfolds into a poem shaped by patience and presence.

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In the sanctum of Angkor Wat, a devata cloaked in darkness emerges through stillness, not sight. The artist waits—then breathes. A long exposure begins not with the shutter, but with the hush before it.
Receive occasional letters of new writings, reflections, and fine art releases — arriving quietly a few times each season.
Subscribers also receive a complimentary copy of
Three Ways of Standing at Angkor — A Pilgrim’s Triptych.
A message will arrive softly from Lucas Varro, carrying words shaped by stone, light, and time.