The High Deeds of Finn Mac Cool
A discussion of “The High Deeds of Finn Mac Cool” by Rosemary Sutcliff, focusing on Finn, Oisin, Dearmid, and Saba.
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A discussion of “The High Deeds of Finn Mac Cool” by Rosemary Sutcliff, focusing on Finn, Oisin, Dearmid, and Saba.
The main focus of Chapter 5 of “Ireland’s Immortals” is early thirteenth century literature, especially the Finn Cycle, where gods decline.
A discussion of the first chapters of “Ireland’s Immortals: A History of the Gods of Irish Myth” by Mark Williams. How writers recreate gods.
In her chapbook memoir, The Mortality of Dogs and Humans, Victoria Waddle explores her (our) relationship with dogs, the joy and comfort of their companionship, and the lessons they can teach us about being better humans.
Ancestral gifts: hauntings, demons, and ghosts. I’ve been listening to audiobooks with supernatural elements. Here are four recommendations.
Many of the tales in Irish Wonders are misogynistic. In this post, we look at Wives, Widows and Old Maids and the bad treatment they get.
To prepare for her next novel, the author learns a bit about the personnel of fairyland including brownies, boggarts, and banshees.
Book censorship is far more threatening than it was ten years ago because it erases anyone who doesn’t look or think like the censor.
When we think of summer reading, we think ‘beach reads,’ books we can’t put down that provide an escape from reality. But in these longer summer days, we may find ourselves with time to tackle a goal that eluded us … Continued
“I told my students all the time: writing fiction is an exercise in giving a shit—an exercise in finding out what you really care about.”