Category: Magic
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From the Grimoire of Sylvia Moon
But if the old stories preserve any practical wisdom, it is that the Otherwold does not necssarily welcome those who seek it.
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Sylvia Moon: On the Unfortunate Business of Cursing
There are still occasions when a particularly disagreeable individual makes me think that a little magical correction might be beneficial.
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The Quintessence Spread: Discovering the Essential Expression of My Creative Work
Recently I asked the cards about my present efforts to write and publish literary fiction. The resulting spread was striking.
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Lillian Hartley and Sylvia Moon on How Red Tree, White Tree Echoes Through Their Own Stories
Reading it, I found myself recognising many of the same concerns that gradually emerged in our own stories, though perhaps we arrived at them from the opposite direction.
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The Caledonian Sleeper
The sleeper train journey from London to northern England evokes a haunting atmosphere as characters Sylvia and Lillian encounter a mysterious woman in green. This woman, revealing her fractured identity linked to ancient rituals, confronts her past at a midsummer festival. With a delicate exchange, she reconnects with her original name, Anna, before vanishing.
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The Eggs That Would Not Stay Put
It began when Sylvia decided that some eggs should be placed where they “felt right.”
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The Day That Held
“I have always found,” she said after a moment, “that this day resists interpretation.”
