Candles for Elizabeth

Candles for Elizabeth (ISBN 0-9658345-8-1) is fantasist Caitlin R. Kiernan's first chapbook, released in 1998 by Meisha Merlin Publishing,^[1] shortly before the release of Kiernan's debut novel, Silk. It includes an introduction by Poppy Z. Brite. The contents of this chapbook were later incorporated into Kiernan's first short-story collection, Tales of Pain and Wonder. The author provided afterwords for each story, discussing their inspiration. According to an interview conducted by Jessa Crispin, the title is a reference to the suicide of Kiernan's close friend, Elizabeth Tillman Aldridge, in 1995.^[2] Kiernan's Alabaster, written in 2006, is dedicated to Aldridge as well.^[3] These stories were later included in Kiernan's first short-fiction collection, Tales of Pain and Wonder (Gauntlet, 2000).

Candles for Elizabeth

Author	Caitlin R. Kiernan
Publisher	Meisha Merlin Publishing
Publication date	May 1, 1998
ISBN	978-0-965-83458-2

Stories

• Introduction (by Poppy Z. Brite)
  • "The Last Child of Lir"
  • "A Story for Edward Gorey"
  • "Postcards from the King of Tides"