Category: prose

Winter Wonder: Final day!

Today is the start of the new lunar month, the beginning of the Chinese Year (the year of the Horse and the element of Wood) and of course as we move into the weekend we approach Imbolc. Imbolc celebrates the first stirrings of spring,… Continue Reading “Winter Wonder: Final day!”

Winter Wonder: Winter Kingdom

Thank you to Lorna Smithers for today’s beautiful Winter Wonder.  Submissions will end this Friday, 31st of January, as I get ready to go away for Imbolc. If you would like to submit a piece of writing, poetry, prose or even a picture that… Continue Reading “Winter Wonder: Winter Kingdom”

The Journey by Luke Eastwood

The Journey by Luke Eastwood My rating: 5 of 5 stars It has long been said that good things come in small packages, and this delightful 69 page volume is no exception. The Journey is a collection of wisdom that is relevant to anyone,… Continue Reading “The Journey by Luke Eastwood”

Afterglow

And he says ‘Radiant’ And I wonder Like a golden beach? Eggshell sand broken Under happy toes Hair whitening in Helios’ Breath of beatific Beneficity And I gasp Cool moonlight Broken on water Lake still and cool Until bodies and voices Dive and delight… Continue Reading “Afterglow”

Moon Magic, Rachel Patterson

Pagan Portals – Moon Magic by Rachel Patterson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Pagan Portals is, as the name suggests, a series of books (by various authors) with the aim of introducing various aspects of Paganism. Moon Magic seems a staple in this… Continue Reading “Moon Magic, Rachel Patterson”

Another Winter Wonder

As the car was coated in ice both inside and out this morning (yes, thank you whoever left the back window ajar, hmmph), I decided it was time for another Winter Wonder. Do keep your submissions coming; remember my favourite will win a signed… Continue Reading “Another Winter Wonder”

A poem for Macmillan

A poem for Macmillan. Another winter wonder from Mr Vosper…

Winter Wonders continues

With temperatures at record lows across the Atlantic and flood warning across the U.K., it seems only right that we continue the Winter Wonders series. Send me (via the form on the original post earlier on this blog) your thoughts on what winter means… Continue Reading “Winter Wonders continues”

Winter Wonders: Holly

Holly. Another excerpt from A Modern Celt, posted last winter so appropriate both to the festive season and my Winter Wonder series. If you like the excerpt, my book is available in paperback or on Kindle at Amazon.

Winter Wonder: Ploughing the Dawn

Thanks to Oz Hardwick for today’s Winter Wonder submission, Ploughing the Dawn.   Ploughing the Dawn Dawn comes late, the tread of frost heavy on hard ground. Steady steps stride through snow, shackle spirits to icy shafts, weigh the balance, take the weight, and… Continue Reading “Winter Wonder: Ploughing the Dawn”