In the Army of the Ancient Ones: A Viking Battle Lay
Waking to the rhythm of the morning drum. The spirit of the Earth and I are one. The sun has not yet risen. The day has begun, our Mother speaks clearly. She calls us. She…
Author: Fellowship & Fairydust
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The Curse of Akebiall – Chapter Four: The Third Night
Luke was very glad Matthew had walked with him all the way to castle doors. Though Matthew could be annoying, he did walk with an air of assurance that everything would turn out all right,…
Ya Allah: On Culture and Calling God
So here's the deal with my sharing posts referring to God as Allah on social media. I'm not gonna repeat the stats in detail about it being the Arabic word, known to be used in…
The Darwinian Cat
For Pepper-Cat, Who brought us a Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana Berlandier) But then, all cats are dour Darwinians, students of the evolution of creatures. Sometimes with the eyes of good scholars, yes, but mostly…
Roots: Insights from the Tree Alphabet of Old Ireland: Introduction
Fogwr gaithi trie flod flescadtforglas neol,essa abhai, essnad ealao,alaind ceoul The voice of the wind against the branchy woodupon the deep-blue sky:falls of the river,the note of the swan,best of all music ~ From Lebor…
A Beginning of a New Team: A Crossover Story
Three teens on the cusp of womanhood and a matronly woman of about forty stood in front of the Biltmore hotel. The woman, Miss Dorcas Pepper, glanced at a slip of paper in her hand…
Through the Fire
A lady sat by a fireside in a warm and pleasant room.The lady was young, she was innocent of face and fair.In the corner stood a harp, a mirror, a loom.Deep and deeper into the…
The Curse of Akebiall – Chapter Three: The Second Night
“You want me to do what?” Luke asked incredulously, staring at Matthew. “You heard me. You have to make sure those vempousi eat some of what Peregrine and I made, if you want to live…
The Virtues of Loyalty and Obedience in Tolkien’s Stories
Loyalty, or in other words, faithfulness is one of the main themes of both Tolkien’s Middle-earth novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Undoubtedly, one of the main constituents of loyalty is solidarity…
The Journey of My Life in Books
I haven’t always been that interested in reading. In fact, up until I was about 16 years old, I was very resistant to reading books (a factor probably resulting from my dyslexia, which I wasn’t…