From the Blurb: “BARD. WARRIOR. REBEL.Eighteen-year-old Liobhan is a powerful singer and an expert whistle player. Her brother has a voice to melt the hardest heart, and is a rare talent on the harp. But Liobhan’s burning ambition is to join the elite warrior band on Swan Island. She and her brother train there to… Continue reading The Harp of Kings
In a controversial new study, scientists cite artifacts dating the event to more than 26,000 years ago Source: Discovery in Mexican Cave May Drastically Change the Known Timeline of Humans' Arrival to the Americas
Fictitious animals on 16th and early 17th century maps hint at how people's perception of the ocean has changed over time Source: The Enchanting Sea Monsters on Medieval Maps
I recently finished writing a flash fiction story inspired by European Neolithic stone circles and folklore. Common to the folklore of standing stones is an aspect of temporal planes, the shifting of time connecting the Fae to disappearances, madness and re-appearances many years later. In my own short fiction, a liminal temporal plane joins Europe… Continue reading Standing Stones & Time
I recently finished a novella inspired from my initial research for my latest novel draft Ragnarok Dreaming into Norse mythology but also Australian Aboriginal legends. On the surface, there might seem little in common between the Viking legends and those of the oldest continuous culture on the planet. The purpose of the novella was not… Continue reading Fantasy novella & mythic parallels
In early September 2019, I visited Iceland as part of my writing research into Norse mythology, Viking Age history. The role of the landscape has been important in shaping the Icelandic legends and I was fortunate enough to see some of the archaeological and cultural history as well as those in the natural landscape. On… Continue reading Iceland: Iceberg Lagoons & Beaches
In early September 2019, I visited Iceland as part of my writing research into Norse mythology, Viking Age history. The role of the landscape has been important in shaping the Icelandic legends and I was fortunate enough to see some of the archaeological and cultural history as well as those in the natural landscape. On… Continue reading Iceland: Reynisfjara Beach
From the blurb: “The Jazz Age is in full swing, but Casiopea Tun is too busy cleaning the floors of her wealthy grandfather’s house to listen to any fast tunes. Nevertheless, she dreams of a life far from her dusty, small town in southern Mexico. A life she can call her own. Yet this new… Continue reading Gods of Jade and Shadow
HERE WE COME, BURIED OR NOT!We’re very pleased to announce the final ToC for Trickster’s Treats #4 – Coming, Buried or Not!, edited by Louise Zedda-…Trickster’s Treats #4 Announcement!
I recently finished writing a short story continuing my fascination with Victorian science. I focused on the anatomical sciences that inspired many gothic and urban folklore of the Victorian era. Some of the most classic Victorian era gothic tales including Frankenstein and Dracula involve the unease in Victorian society about the dead, superstition, burial practices… Continue reading Gothic Fiction & Victorian Science
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