Lacra is a mirrorpainter, capable of seeing the past in all reflective surfaces. She's on the run from a troubled past when Count Boyar's daughter is kidnapped and she, and her strange talents, are drawn out of hiding to find the girl before it's too late.
This story won first place in the Writers of the Future competition, and appeared in the Writers of the Future vol. 30.
Megan E. O'Keefe was raised amongst journalists, and as soon as she was able joined them by crafting a newsletter which chronicled the daily adventures of the local cat population. She lives in the Bay Area of California, and spends her free time tinkering with anything she can get her hands on.
Her fantasy debut, Steal the Sky, won the Gemmell Morningstar Award and her space opera debut, Velocity Weapon was nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award.