Alexandra Seidel does not make a habit of building automatons, nor are her insides held together by screws. But she writes about such things. Read some of her work at places like Strange Horizons, Lackington‘s, Goblin Fruit, and elsewhere. You can follow her on Twitter, @Alexa_Seidel, or read her blog if you are so inclined: www.tigerinthematchstickbox.blogspot.com.
My gears run smooth no more.
They bite into each other like a crone’s teeth
bite the apple’s flesh, like fingers of a dead man...
(I will be
cold as thought
hot as light
deep as sin
and doubly–full
like a coin of Sun and Moon)
There is alchemy within
there...
