Blog
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The Discussion
“For Leprechauns, to gold, acquire, their main reason, to be. For Fairy maids, to live their lives, in beauty, fancy-free.”
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Something of Time: A Personal Look at ‘Nightnoise’
BY KEVIN MICHAEL DERBY A strange introduction to my favorite Celtic band, but I find I cannot separate its tunes from other aspects of my life.
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The Men That God Made Mad: A Brief History of the Celtic Identity
BY EWAN MCTAVISH The Celts have left an indelible mark on Western Civilization. Their art and music will continue to affect us for generations to come.
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Tribute to An Irish Gentleman
“This Irish gentleman, Charles Parnell, decided the word ‘politician’ Did not have to mean “a demon from Hell” ⸺ for Mister Parnell was a Christian.”
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Cutting the Cord: A Game of Thrones Serial – Chapter 18: The Birthing
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI “She…she seems to like…my finger,” he muttered, chuckling awkwardly. “Maybe…in time, she’ll…like…like me too…”
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Burnt: A Harry Potter Serial- Chapter 25: Child of Fire
“Your father, unlike Black, did manage to mature somewhat by the end of his Hogwarts’ career. I wouldn’t go so far as to say he was kind toward me or any others he found to be lacking, but he no longer treated me as something to be cleaned off the bottom of his shoe.”
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The Jeweler’s Apprentice: Chapter 15
E. KAISER WRITES “Andro and Reliera had been married for two months. He had gone in to buy gems from the mines of Gemtown, and he was going to be back that evening.”
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A Chalice Well Meditation
BY BENJAMIN BAUM You find yourself in a field in Somerset, England. Around you are short but plentiful apple trees.
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Seven Wild Sisters: Celtic Faeries on American Soil
“Don’t ask Lily Kindred if there are faeries living in her hills. She knows there are. When a young woman called Sarah-Jane Dillard comes to her farm to find out about the mysterious spinster, Lily takes her under her wing. She teaches Sarah about the faeries.”
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A Gift of Thistle: A Braveheart Reflection
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI My gift of thistle, the harsh beauty ripped from the heart of our land. Stand with me now as this heart is ripped from me.
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Beware the Fairies
BY LILA TULIP “Go then child, for your father has always been kind to us. We, therefore, shall be generous today!”
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Edinburgh and the Stately Palace of Holyroodhouse
BY WESLEY HUTCHINS Holyroodhouse is royal treasure of Scotland and of the whole United Kingdom, easily on par with Buckingham Palace.
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Fixing a Working Heart
“I thought I was working fine. But if I wasn’t broken then why did I need fixing? Because until I left my heart open, I didn’t realise a part of me was missing.”
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Interfaith Corner: Why Commonality is Not Only True of Large Mainstream Religions
BY BETH FLYNN This study has been exponentially growing in fervour and depth for more than fifty years now.
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The Ravens of the Rhondda
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI “Give me what you have, sweet sister of the water, so that I might at least save my people and avenge your passing.”
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The Voyages of the Asimov: A Star Trek Serial- Chapter 11
“Hey, John, it’s good to see you. I’m just surprised I would be considered a linguist with the experts in your crew,” said Trevor, smiling.
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The Jeweler’s Apprentice: Chapter 14
BY E. KAISER WRITES “I feel sorry for his wife and family,” Ilido said. “If he had one. But he should have listened to Andro, and been more careful.”
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Burnt: A Harry Potter Serial- Chapter 24: Betrayal
“Apparition would be best, but Hogwarts has anti-apparition wards placed all through it. Likewise, a portkey would deliver us directly, but portkeys are hardly easy to manufacture.”