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Posted on July 24, 2017
by Mabh Savage
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Ah Lughnasadh! The height of summer, a time of fun and games, the rise of the competitive spirit and a time to truly honour our ancestors, just as Lugh honoured his mother at this time. I could smell it this morning; that sweetness in… Continue Reading “Online Lughnasadh Festival”
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Posted on July 6, 2017
by Mabh Savage
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This beauty was in my garden first thing, calmly surveying her surroundings and ignoring my cat who was clumsily stalking her. I’m fairly sure this is a female; the males usually have a much bushier tail. In Norse mythology the squirrel Ratatoskr is actually… Continue Reading “A Visit from Ratatoskr”
Category: history, mythology, Nature, observation, pagan, prose, Uncategorized, writingTags: animals, folklore, folklore thursday, garden, magic, myth, mythology, nature, norse, norse mythology, outdoors, pagan, Poetic Edda, prose, prose Edda, Ratatoskr, squirrel, squirrels, thursday, writing, Yggdrasil
Posted on January 27, 2015
by Mabh Savage
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I’m so proud to contribute towards this fantastic magazine full of all things Pagan, magical and seasonal. In this issue I write about how Brigid has inspired me to sing. There’s also articles from Ali Isaac, Alan Crowe and many more. Click the picture… Continue Reading “Brigid’s Fire Imbolc Issue- Out Now!”
Category: pagan, seasons, society, writingTags: Alan Crowe, Ali Isaac, brigid, brigid's fire, brigid's fire magazine, celt, Celtic, Ireland, magic, magick, music, pagan, prose, song, writing
Posted on January 20, 2015
by Mabh Savage
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Pen meet paper Have a chat Shake nib with grain In absence of hands A heat erupts Between two strangers Immediate, shocking As fuzz of fibre Cause ink to flow Liquid and glorious.
Category: observation, poetry, prose, Uncategorized, writingTags: metaphor, passion, poem, Poet, poetry, prose, writing
Posted on November 9, 2014
by Mabh Savage
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Two new additions to my busy autumn/winter table: Sex, Love and Rock and Roll by Tony Walsh aka Longfella, and Navigation by Canal Laureate, Jo Bell. What inspired these two new purchases? A trip to Otley Courthouse to see Lifted, an interactive poetry performance… Continue Reading “Feeling Lifted”
Category: poetry, prose, Uncategorized, writingTags: canal laureate, gig, jo bell, lifted, longfella, navigation, northern accent, otley, otley courthouse, performance, poetry, prose, sex love rock n roll, tony walsh
Posted on March 12, 2014
by Mabh Savage
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I find writing a wonderful coping mechanism. If in doubt, write it out! Poems, songs, even random ramblings all help me put my thoughts into some kind of order; left to their own devices, they squabble and have no pecking order, but on the… Continue Reading “Writing Therapy”
Posted on February 13, 2014
by Mabh Savage
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Wish I may, Wish I might Is this just a load of shite? When we wish upon a star, For that job or brand new car Are we just fools? Hooked on a dream Of hope so false and tattered seam Of fraying thread… Continue Reading “Star light, Star bright…”
Category: childhood, poetry, prose, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: daily prompt, dreams, hopes, poem, poetry, prose, rhyme, star, superstition, wish, wishes, wordpress, writing
Posted on February 11, 2014
by Mabh Savage
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Now that’s a mouthful isn’t it! I’ve just been reading back through the Winter Wonder entries and they are all so beautiful and heartfelt in their own way, I was actually sad to have to pick a winner. However, that’s what I promised, so… Continue Reading “Winter Wonder Winner!”
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Posted on February 5, 2014
by Mabh Savage
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Category: education, poetry, prose, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: brenda cromwell, fiction, joanne brown, john hepworth, library, otley, otley word feast, poetry, prose, walking
Posted on January 31, 2014
by Mabh Savage
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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!”
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