Apparently it was Yeats Day yesterday...
So here's Loreena McKennitt's song of "Two Trees".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbUh...
This week was World Pet Memorial Day, so I remember my little Polly Famous. She may not have been very bright, but enormously brightened up the day for anyone who met her. She was the happiest, most loving and trusting cat, despite having had a hard life before she joined the household.
Reposting as still not decided on a 'clear to communicate' insta handle.
A pal suggested /belfastbard or /ballyhackballadeer
Any suggestion welcome!
This is what "protecting our community" means for some in Belfast: a blackened charity shop, burnt out cars and boarded up houses.
Today's anti-racism demo in Belfast was massive!
Remco van Straten (he/him)
Remco van Straten (he/him)
Remco van Straten (he/him)
Talked with some pals: my insta handle isn't easy to use at a gig ("You can find me at ...").
I like Folk/lore as description, but am not hot on /remcofolklore...
Any suggestions? How would you describe in 1 word what I do? Should my name be in it at all?
www.instagram.com/remcovanstra...
A paid subscribers-only flash fiction on my Patreon - it goes public on Tuesday, so subscribe now or wait a couple of days. Please read it, either way.
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Remco van Straten (he/him)
Queer Arthurian recs:
"The Bright Sword" Lev Grossman @levgrossman.com
"Spear" Nicola Griffith @nicolaz.bsky.social
"The Wolf and His King" Finn Longman @finnlongman.com
"Perilous Times" Thomas D Lee @thomasdlee.bsky.social
"The Book of Gaheris" Kari Sperring @karisperring.bsky.social
Remco van Straten (he/him)
Remco van Straten (he/him)
For Belfast, this is a BIG rally! There was a counter-rally happening at the same time, but it was so small that at first I didn't know it was there.
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Remco van Straten (he/him)
Running rings around that guy is easy and enjoyable. And you 🫵 can play a part! Visit breadsonja.wordpress.com today, where you can learn more about intersex snowflake Conans (or at least about trans and lesbian ones.)
i just have to share this excerpt from the revised intro Price wrote after he got dropped by Pulp Hero Press, it is truly the stupidest thing i've ever read and antithetical to not only sword & sorcery but to weird fiction as well
