Desiderium: [des-i-deer-ee-uhm] 1. an ardent longing, as for something lost Desiderium is a collection of short stories and poems written by established and emerging writers of the Dublin Creative Writers Cooperative of Dublin, Ohio. Spanning a range of genres, styles and perspectives these works probe the depths of love and despair arising from unfettered longing in worlds both real and imagined. Genres included: Science Fiction, Romance, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Dystopian Fiction, Historical Fiction and Horror Warning: Strong Language