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Parnassian

When her latest work was completed, Melinda felt she had finally scaled Parnassian heights—

her music had finally entered the realm of the divine.

her prose was now so sensationalistic and tawdry that she was sure she would join the ranks of best-selling authors.

her poetry finally reached its full powers of expression.

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