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Category Archives: Folklore
Almost There
I’m about to start what I believe is the final chapter of The Seventh Law of Power. There are three threads to tie up and I believe I can do them all there, with a short epilogue. Mostly because I like epilogues, and it’s my book so I can do one if I want. If I’m wrong about the threads, that’s only one extra chapter at most. Everything that came before has led to this point in the story. I know, took me long enough, but I’m getting there.
Almost as if I knew what I was doing. Almost, that is.
On a related subject, trying something a little different on YooToob. I took one of my favorite stories, “The Trickster’s Wife,” created illustrations for it, did the narration and put it up on my channel. If anyone wants to hear me reading one of my own, it’s there. That’s not my face at the end, though. That’s a character I call “The Presenter.” My alter ego.
Progress Update
I’ve been getting a familiar feeling during the last few writing sessions on The Seventh Law of Power. Even if I’m not entirely sure how much is left, I know I’m approaching the end. Events start falling into place. So do the right people. I get flashes of an epilogue conversation. It won’t be this week or the next, but it’s within sight. I should probably start working on the cover, but don’t want to jinx it.
In the meantime, here’s the latest mythology video on YooToob. On the surface, “Gods Gone Wild” (Not the title). Really just a meditation on the obvious fact that the Greek Gods, like so many other pantheons, are a direct reflection on the culture that created them. Gods Misbehaving.
Witch? Which?
Leaving old Japan for a bit, though still in folklore. I did a summary/meditation on the fine lines between Witches, Cunning Women, and Fairy Doctors in old Ireland. Quite often it was a distinction without a difference, except for intent and, of course, perception. With examples. Witches, Cunning Women, and Fairy Doctors
Bad Omens
Something a little more cheerful this time, because that’s the kind of guy I am. Writing research in myths and legends always leads to this subject sooner or later. If I have to deal with it, why not share the joy? So…Omens and Portents and things to look out for. Not that anyone can escape fate, but sometimes knowing what’s coming can delay it a little. Dark Omens.
Richard Parks 