Category Archives: Living Lore

Living Lore: The magic of memory

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Sue Vincent

It was with horror that I read an article, a few years back, that highlighted that fewer Yorkshire-folk now know the words to our ‘national anthem’… On Ilkey Moor Bah’t ‘at.  To me,  that was incredibly sad. Not only is … Continue reading →

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Living Lore Reblog: All Hallows Eve ~ Running Elk

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Shamanic Paths: It’s almost upon us. That most Scottish of warding traditions, which, having crossed the Atlantic, has returned, a wee bit sullied, yet nonetheless popular. Marking the end of the summer and the beginning of winter, the … Continue reading →

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Losing the past

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Sue Vincent

There was an article about the archaeological explorations taking place along the route of HS2, the planned high-speed rail link between London and Birmingham. It highlighted the amazing number of sites being excavated, spanning the human history of the last … Continue reading →

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Rainbow’s end

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I drove into a landscape lit by a rainbow, with crows and kites wheeling overhead, their wings carrying them into the light. I remembered the legends and stories associated with those ribbons in the sky that seem to emanate from … Continue reading →

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Living Lore: Teagan Geneviene ~ Superstitions You Might Find in Atonement Tennessee

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Sue, thank you so very much for hosting me today. I’m delighted that you wanted to talk about old superstitions. The first writing advice I heard was something I took to heart ― Write what you know. When I wrote … Continue reading →

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Living Lore: A half-forgotten tale ~ Bobby Fairfield

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Another little piece of alternative history… the story of one of the most elegant yet enigmatic great houses to be found on the wilds of Exmoor.  The original Glenthorne estate was created by the Rev Walter Stevenson Halliday, son of a … Continue reading →

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Living Lore: Lyn Horner ~ Coyote Tales

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Lyn Horner is back with more Navajo teaching tales… this time she writes of Coyote, a creature dear to Stuart and I as we worked with Coyote on the first book in our Lore Weavers series,  An Imperious Impulse: Coyote … Continue reading →

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Living Lore: Robbie Cheadle ~A nursery rhyme with an interesting history

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Are you familiar with this nursery rhyme? Now he sings of Jackey Horner Sitting in the Chimney-Corner Eating of a Christmas pye, Putting in his thumb, Oh fie! Putting in, Oh fie, his Thumb, Pulling out, Oh strange! A Plum. … Continue reading →

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Living Lore: Ichabod Temperance ~ A Spectral Analysis of Temperance

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Sue Vincent

  Howdy folks, my name is Ichabod Temperance. I live in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. B’ham is an old steel town. One of the primary ingredients of steel is iron. There is a rich seam of iron ore here. Separating the … Continue reading →

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Living Lore: Bob Fairfield ~ The curse of the Babbs

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Some of you may be familiar with the twin villages of Lynton and Lynmouth, with a population now of approximately 2000 people during the Winter months but swelling to over 15,000 during the holiday season. Situated on the North Devon … Continue reading →

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