A lot of my work is based on folktales, fae lore, and the like. Not all, by any means, but a lot. And since I do a good deal of research in the course of writing stories, and don’t like to be wasteful, I turn some of that research into YouTube videos. Here’s one on the Unseelie Court of Scottish Folklore. Anyone curious about how those turn out, follow the link and, I hope, enjoy.
I was working on an essay about a character from Irish/Scottish/Manx myth, the “Leanan-sidhe,” translated as “Fairy Mistress,” “Fairy Lover,” and sometimes “Fairy Wife.” It wasn’t just academic to me because I’ve written stories from both sides of the issue, which was: “Did she really exist (in folklore) or did William Butler Yeats” make her up? I think I know the correct answer now, though research is ongoing. Regardless, I thought the script would make a decent YouTube video, so that’s where I went with it.
Here’s the opening.
“There’s a line between folklore and simply making things up. William Butler Yates likely crossed it.”
For anyone interested the title is, as above, “The Deadliest Muse,” the link is here.
Richard Parks 