Originally posted on Druid Life:
In fairy folklore, glamour is the magic fairies have that make them seem beautiful and alluring. Glamour hides the dirt and squalor, the mean faces, the bones… it struck me that this kind of magic…
Monthly Archives: May 2019
Glamour
Posted in Travel
Age of Saints is a Discovered Diamond!
Discovering Diamonds has posted a lovely review of Age of Saints, book #7 in The Druid’s Brooch Series. “Equally appreciated is Nicholas’s deep understanding of Irish legend and lore. Her books are rich with these, and they bring the culture…
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Posted in Writing
Posted in Writing
Misfortune of Time is in the 2019 Rone Awards!
Misfortune of Time, book #6 in The Druid’s Brooch Series, is in this week’s RONE Awards at InD’Tale Magazine! Please go and vote for Misfortune of Time in the Fantasy category! You must register to vote, and you can only…
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Posted in Writing
Posted in Writing
Beltaine by Lora O’Brien
Watch this fantastic video of Lora O’Brien discussing Bealtaine Beltane is the anglicised version of our Irish word Bealtaine – still in use and meaning ‘the month of May’, and used in association with May Eve or May Day in…
