When I read this post from Romanian author Carmen Stefanescu on her website, I found it incredibly fascinating. I’ve heard Carmen speak of St. Andrew’s Night before, and in this segment of her Mysterious Romania series she includes a lot of the details of the holiday. The folk customs reach way back into the dim recesses… Continue reading Mythic Monday: St. Andrew’s Night Re-Blog
Author: Flossie Benton Rogers
Paranormal romance author who loves to shake the edges of reality.
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Paranormal Romance Thursday Tour
Serving the Serpent by Daisy Banks Blurb: In Wales, Ceridwyn takes up her inherited duty to care for the dragons in the mountains. Awed by them and the huge book about them, she is determined to prove her worth. Far away in Norway, Leif has growing concerns for his sick dragon. He discovers only one… Continue reading Paranormal Romance Thursday Tour
Tuesday Tales: When You Dislike the Word
“Year that trembled and reel’d beneath me.” Walt Whitman Tuesday Tales is a weekly blog featuring diverse authors who post excerpts from their WIPs based on word and picture prompts. Today our word prompt is nasty, an unappetizing word if you ask me. My six year old Snickerdoodle used it recently in… Continue reading Tuesday Tales: When You Dislike the Word
Mythic Monday: Scorpio Goddess Hecate
“He then the name invokes Of Hecate; abundant honour straight Shall follow on his path, if to that prayer Gracious the goddess leans and opulence Attends his footsteps; for the power is hers.” Hesiod, translated by Sir Charles Abraham Elton, from Theogony “It keeps eternal whisperings around Desolate shores, and with its mighty… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Scorpio Goddess Hecate
Vintage Friday: Pumpkin Cookies 1959
In the frenzy of everyday life, do you enjoy making time for special holiday activities? Maybe crocheting handmade gifts or baking batches of delicious, aromatic cookies for the whole family to appreciate? I do. I find it’s the perfect time to deviate from the usual busy bustle and partake of pursuits that feed our souls… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Pumpkin Cookies 1959
Paranormal Romance Thursday Tour
Sanguinary by Margo Bond Collins Blurb: Detective Cami Davis and her sexy, cowboy-turned-vampire informant are all that’s standing between humanity and monsters who would rule the world—and all that’s standing between them having a torrid love affair is the fact that he’s an enemy of humanity. THROUGH DARKEST TEMPTATION When Dallas police detective Cami Davis joined… Continue reading Paranormal Romance Thursday Tour
Tuesday Tales: Writing Cup
Tuesday Tales is a weekly blog featuring diverse authors who post excerpts from their WIPs based on word and picture prompts. Today our word prompt is cup. The snippet is from a paranormal vintage romance set in the 1950s. Please visit the other fabulous authors at Tuesday Tales. Hannah trudged up the steep stairwell toward… Continue reading Tuesday Tales: Writing Cup
Mythic Monday: Rune of the Day – Isa
What lies ahead is governed by what exists now. To achieve a new path, clear the current roadway. Divination is a way to focus on what matters. It allows us to gain insight into the ripe possibilities of the moment and is best used as a type of meditative effort. With their symbolism and kinship… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Rune of the Day – Isa
Vintage Friday: 13 Odd Facts From 1910
In 1910 my grandmother was a young wife and mother, keeping house and helping her husband on the farm. Daily tasks and responsibilities kept her busy. That same year saw silent film actress Edith Lyle, depicted here, with increased success leading up to When the Last Leaf Fell. What was life like over a hundred… Continue reading Vintage Friday: 13 Odd Facts From 1910