Short Stories, Collections of Folk Tales and Mythology.
Random thoughts on Writing.

Original Short Stories

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7 THE PRIEST & THE SOLDIER - josealbafotos (Pixabay).jpg
Original Story - The Priest and the Soldier
Original Story - Locked Behind Glass
Original Story - Locked Behind Glass
Original Story - Once Upon A Time
Original Story - Once Upon A Time
Original Story - An Autumn Walk On The Beach
Original Story - An Autumn Walk On The Beach
Original Story - The Tree
Original Story - The Tree
Original Story - Enticing Memories
Original Story - Enticing Memories
Original Story - The Changeling
Original Story - The Changeling
Original Story - The Fae Child
Original Story - The Fae Child
Original Story - Rain, Heavy on the Windows
Original Story - Rain, Heavy on the Windows
Original Story - 'An Ordinary Ritual Until...'
Original Story - 'An Ordinary Ritual Until...'
Original Story - 'In the Closet'
Original Story - 'In the Closet'
Original Story - 'He Called You By Your Real Name'
Original Story - 'He Called You By Your Real Name'
Midweek Tales: Original Poetry - Lord of the Rings II
Midweek Tales: Original Poetry - Lord of the Rings II
Midweek Tales: Original Poetry - Lord of the Rings
Midweek Tales: Original Poetry - Lord of the Rings
Midweek Tales: An Original Story - 'Watching Someone Sleeping'
Midweek Tales: An Original Story - 'Watching Someone Sleeping'
Midweek Tales: About Fog
Midweek Tales: About Fog
Midweek Writer-Rummage: An Original Story - 'When She Looked Up'
Midweek Writer-Rummage: An Original Story - 'When She Looked Up'
Tuesday's Tales - A True Love Story
Tuesday's Tales - A True Love Story
Tuesday's Tales - A Personal 'Tale' About Death
Tuesday's Tales - A Personal 'Tale' About Death
Tuesday's Tales - 'Small Madnesses', a tale of my own
Tuesday's Tales - 'Small Madnesses', a tale of my own
Tuesday's Tales - 'One Picture Three Stories'
Tuesday's Tales - 'One Picture Three Stories'
Tuesday's Tales - 'Forgotten', a tale of my own
Tuesday's Tales - 'Forgotten', a tale of my own
Tuesday's Tales - 'Ghost Horse', a tale of my own
Tuesday's Tales - 'Ghost Horse', a tale of my own
Inspired by Poe's 'The Raven'
Inspired by Poe's 'The Raven'

‘The Spellbound Spindle’

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Medieval Armour
Medieval Armour
Medieval Castle Household
Medieval Castle Household
Medieval Food
Medieval Food
The Medieval Castle
The Medieval Castle
A Selection of Medieval Castles
A Selection of Medieval Castles
The Castles of 'The Spellbound Spindle'
The Castles of 'The Spellbound Spindle'
'Sleeping Beauty' Retellings
'Sleeping Beauty' Retellings
Variations of 'Sleeping Beauty'
Variations of 'Sleeping Beauty'
Introducing My Next Novel
Introducing My Next Novel

'Moon Goddess'

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The Wolves of the 'Moon Goddess'
The Wolves of the 'Moon Goddess'
The World of 'Moon Goddess'
The World of 'Moon Goddess'
'Moon Goddess' - Character Names and Meanings
'Moon Goddess' - Character Names and Meanings
Midweek Writer-Rummage: The Wolves of the 'Moon Goddess'
Midweek Writer-Rummage: The Wolves of the 'Moon Goddess'
Midweek Writer-Rummage: The Wild Hunt
Midweek Writer-Rummage: The Wild Hunt
Midweek Writer-Rummage: The Goddess in 'Moon Goddess'
Midweek Writer-Rummage: The Goddess in 'Moon Goddess'
Midweek Writer-Rummage: Healers of the 'Moon Goddess'
Midweek Writer-Rummage: Healers of the 'Moon Goddess'
Midweek Writer-Rummage: Children Raised by Wolves
Midweek Writer-Rummage: Children Raised by Wolves
Midweek Writer-Rummage: The Women of 'Moon Goddess'
Midweek Writer-Rummage: The Women of 'Moon Goddess'
Midweek Writer-Rummage: The World of 'Moon Goddess'
Midweek Writer-Rummage: The World of 'Moon Goddess'
Midweek Writer-Rummage: 'Moon Goddess'
Midweek Writer-Rummage: 'Moon Goddess'
Elves and wolves
Elves and wolves

random writerly stuff III

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Taking A Break For The Foreseeable Future + Publishing Decision
Taking A Break For The Foreseeable Future + Publishing Decision
Introducing Series of Original Short Stories
Introducing Series of Original Short Stories
The Strong Female Character
The Strong Female Character
What I Find Annoying About YA Fantasy
What I Find Annoying About YA Fantasy
Back To Writing
Back To Writing
BookTok - Good or Bad for Authors?
BookTok - Good or Bad for Authors?
Magical Objects Series - Part Eight: Hindu Mythology
Magical Objects Series - Part Eight: Hindu Mythology
Magical Objects Series - Part Seven: Japanese Mythology
Magical Objects Series - Part Seven: Japanese Mythology
Magical Objects Series - Part Six: Chinese Mythology
Magical Objects Series - Part Six: Chinese Mythology
Magical Objects Series - Part Five: Ancient Egyptian Mythology
Magical Objects Series - Part Five: Ancient Egyptian Mythology
Magical Objects Series - Part Four: Arthurian Mythology
Magical Objects Series - Part Four: Arthurian Mythology
Magical Objects Series - Part Three: Greek Mythology
Magical Objects Series - Part Three: Greek Mythology
Magical Objects Series - Part Two: Irish Mythology
Magical Objects Series - Part Two: Irish Mythology
Magical Objects Series - Part One: Norse Mythology
Magical Objects Series - Part One: Norse Mythology
Earliest Known Versions of 'Cinderella'
Earliest Known Versions of 'Cinderella'
Top 10 Posts of 2022 + Happy New Year!
Top 10 Posts of 2022 + Happy New Year!
Epiphany... Of Sorts
Epiphany... Of Sorts
3 Lesser-Known Fairy Tales That Feature the Number '3'
3 Lesser-Known Fairy Tales That Feature the Number '3'
10 More Fairy Tale Tropes and Clichés
10 More Fairy Tale Tropes and Clichés
Current Writing News and Quotes on Writing
Current Writing News and Quotes on Writing
Mythical Creatures - 2 Familiar and 6 Not-So-Familiar
Mythical Creatures - 2 Familiar and 6 Not-So-Familiar

random writerly stuff II

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Six Chinese Mythical Creatures
Six Chinese Mythical Creatures
Visual Aphantasia - What Is It and Does It Affect My Ability to Write?
Visual Aphantasia - What Is It and Does It Affect My Ability to Write?
Plotting Out Story Ideas
Plotting Out Story Ideas
Blood - Facts in Fiction
Blood - Facts in Fiction
Music I Listen to When I Write
Music I Listen to When I Write
Quotes for Writers
Quotes for Writers
Reading and Writing Plans for 2021
Reading and Writing Plans for 2021
Top 10 Posts of 2020
Top 10 Posts of 2020
10 Creatures From Greek and Norse Mythology
10 Creatures From Greek and Norse Mythology
My Favourite Books As A Child and In My Twenties
My Favourite Books As A Child and In My Twenties
The Words of Angela Carter
The Words of Angela Carter
When The Words Don't Appear
When The Words Don't Appear
Fantasy Tropes and Clichés
Fantasy Tropes and Clichés
10 Fairy Tale Tropes and Clichés
10 Fairy Tale Tropes and Clichés
Lacking Motivation in These [whatever you want to call it] Times
Lacking Motivation in These [whatever you want to call it] Times
For the Love of Books
For the Love of Books
From Book Covers to Evening Gowns
From Book Covers to Evening Gowns
Ann Hood's TED Talk, 'Why Write'
Ann Hood's TED Talk, 'Why Write'
Love and Death in the Victorian Age
Love and Death in the Victorian Age
Animals in My Stories
Animals in My Stories
My Favourite Blogs/Websites 2019
My Favourite Blogs/Websites 2019
Has My Writing Affected My Reading?
Has My Writing Affected My Reading?
Social Media - Good for Writers?
Social Media - Good for Writers?
Helpful Writing Advice
Helpful Writing Advice
Great Opening Lines
Great Opening Lines
Unedited Self-Published Books - A Quiet Rant
Unedited Self-Published Books - A Quiet Rant
What Makes A Great Villain... In My Opinion
What Makes A Great Villain... In My Opinion
5 Things That Help Inspire My Writing
5 Things That Help Inspire My Writing
Why I Choose to Write Fantasy/Fairy Tale Retellings
Why I Choose to Write Fantasy/Fairy Tale Retellings

random writerly stuff

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Why I Blog
Why I Blog
The Inspirational Books of Steven Pressfield
The Inspirational Books of Steven Pressfield
Books That Aren't Allowed To Leave My House
Books That Aren't Allowed To Leave My House
Top Ten Tuesday - Inspirational & Thought-Provoking Book/Reading Quotes
Top Ten Tuesday - Inspirational & Thought-Provoking Book/Reading Quotes
Top Ten Tuesday - Ten Favourite Books I've Reviewed
Top Ten Tuesday - Ten Favourite Books I've Reviewed
Top Ten Tuesday - 6 Possibly Odd Things I've Done for the Love of Books
Top Ten Tuesday - 6 Possibly Odd Things I've Done for the Love of Books
Top Ten Tuesday - What Makes Me Pick Up A Book
Top Ten Tuesday - What Makes Me Pick Up A Book
'Tell A Fairy Tale' Day
'Tell A Fairy Tale' Day
LAUNCH DAY - The Emotion Thesaurus 2nd Edition!
LAUNCH DAY - The Emotion Thesaurus 2nd Edition!
My Go-To Writing Resource - Updated!
My Go-To Writing Resource - Updated!
Another Thesaurus?!
Another Thesaurus?!
Helpful Links Part 2 - Fairy Tale Retellings
Helpful Links Part 2 - Fairy Tale Retellings
Helpful Links Part 1 - Fantasy
Helpful Links Part 1 - Fantasy
Self-Published Or Not, Get Yourself An Editor
Self-Published Or Not, Get Yourself An Editor
Reference Book - 'Funk and Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Myth and Legend', Maria Leach, Editor
Reference Book - 'Funk and Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Myth and Legend', Maria Leach, Editor
Goodbye Facebook Page
Goodbye Facebook Page
Reading Challenge
Reading Challenge
Sharing from my 'Cabinet of Curiosities' - Free Images
Sharing from my 'Cabinet of Curiosities' - Free Images
Sharing from my 'Cabinet of Curiosities' - Intriguing Snippets
Sharing from my 'Cabinet of Curiosities' - Intriguing Snippets
Sharing from my 'Cabinet of Curiosities' - Favourite Descriptions
Sharing from my 'Cabinet of Curiosities' - Favourite Descriptions
Sharing from my 'Cabinet of Curiosities' - Favourite Writing Books
Sharing from my 'Cabinet of Curiosities' - Favourite Writing Books
Writing Update
Writing Update
Images That Inspire...
Images That Inspire...
Why I Stopped The Newsletter
Why I Stopped The Newsletter
New Look Website
New Look Website
Tuesday's ... not so much a tale, more of a 'telling' about Why I Write
Tuesday's ... not so much a tale, more of a 'telling' about Why I Write
Tuesday's Tales - Cinderella and thoughts on foot binding
Tuesday's Tales - Cinderella and thoughts on foot binding

tales of the british isles

tuesday's tales ~ americas

tuesday's tales ~ europe

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The Mistletoe - Ancient Sacred Symbol
The Mistletoe - Ancient Sacred Symbol
A Halloween Tale - Jack O'Lantern
A Halloween Tale - Jack O'Lantern
Tuesday's Tale - Crab (Italy)
Tuesday's Tale - Crab (Italy)
Tuesday's Tales - The Shepherd of Silfrunarstadir (Iceland)
Tuesday's Tales - The Shepherd of Silfrunarstadir (Iceland)
Tuesday's Tales - The Seven Foals (a Norse tale)
Tuesday's Tales - The Seven Foals (a Norse tale)
Tuesday's Tales - The Four Guardians of Iceland
Tuesday's Tales - The Four Guardians of Iceland
Tuesday's Tales - Loftur the Sorcerer (Iceland)
Tuesday's Tales - Loftur the Sorcerer (Iceland)
Tuesday's Tales - The Money Chest (Iceland)
Tuesday's Tales - The Money Chest (Iceland)
Tuesday's Tales - The Golden Spinster (Hungarian-Slavonic tale)
Tuesday's Tales - The Golden Spinster (Hungarian-Slavonic tale)
Tuesday's Tales - The Sun-Horse (Hungary)
Tuesday's Tales - The Sun-Horse (Hungary)
Tuesday's Tales - The Clever Girl (Hungary)
Tuesday's Tales - The Clever Girl (Hungary)
Tuesday's Tales - The Wishes (Hungary)
Tuesday's Tales - The Wishes (Hungary)
Tuesday's Tales - The Speaking Grapes, the Smiling Apple, and the Musical Apricot (Hungary)
Tuesday's Tales - The Speaking Grapes, the Smiling Apple, and the Musical Apricot (Hungary)
Tuesday's Tale - The Serpent and the Peasant (Georgia)
Tuesday's Tale - The Serpent and the Peasant (Georgia)
Tuesday's Tales - Etain (Ireland)
Tuesday's Tales - Etain (Ireland)
Tuesday's Tales - "Good Night, My Brave Michael" (Ireland)
Tuesday's Tales - "Good Night, My Brave Michael" (Ireland)
Tuesday's Tale - Fairy Gold (Ireland)
Tuesday's Tale - Fairy Gold (Ireland)
Tuesday's Tales - The Horned Women (Ireland)
Tuesday's Tales - The Horned Women (Ireland)
Tuesday's Tales - The Straw Ox (a Cossack tale)
Tuesday's Tales - The Straw Ox (a Cossack tale)
Tuesday's Tales - The Beggar's Curse (Brittany)
Tuesday's Tales - The Beggar's Curse (Brittany)

tuesday's tales ~ beyond europe

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Year of the Dragon + 'The Four Dragons' Folktale
Year of the Dragon + 'The Four Dragons' Folktale
Tuesday's Tale - The Stone Monkey (China)
Tuesday's Tale - The Stone Monkey (China)
Tuesday's Tale - The Magic Pillow (China)
Tuesday's Tale - The Magic Pillow (China)
Tuesday's Tales - The Wonderful Pear-Tree (China)
Tuesday's Tales - The Wonderful Pear-Tree (China)
Tuesday's Tales - The King and the Ju-Ju Tree (Southern Nigeria)
Tuesday's Tales - The King and the Ju-Ju Tree (Southern Nigeria)
Tuesday's Tales - The Valiant Chattee-Maker (India)
Tuesday's Tales - The Valiant Chattee-Maker (India)