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www.faezine.com Vol. 6 Summer 2010

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:22:00 -0000

The Daisy Faerie Ring

Alicen Geddes — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:49:00 -0000

Those of you who read Faezine regularly will remember The Faerie Ring of the Book which was my Faerie Ring group. Then my dear friends, originally from the Czech Republic, left Orkney to resume their travels around the world.

You Will Sing At Your Own Funeral

Misty Benson — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:29:00 -0000

What would you do if a fortuneteller told you that you would commit suicide with a garden hose, and three weeks later, you’d sing at your own funeral? What if she told you that you’d give birth to Siamese twins?

Marina - FAEZINE cover

Susan Schroder — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:00:00 -0000

What is it about the ocean that seems to mesmerize so many people?  Perhaps it is a place here on our planet that still has some mystery... vastly inaccessible and filled with creatures that seem other-worldly.

The Blue Lady

Katrina Sesum — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:00:00 -0000

As someone who mainly draws on fairytales and mythology for inspiration in painting, I occasionally receive comments telling me that some detail in my depiction of a particular tale or character is in some way not “right”.

Looking backwards and forward

Alexandra Dawe — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:51:00 -0000

I’m delighted to say that we’ve been blessed yet again in the Dawe house. Just over twelve weeks ago we celebrated the safe arrival of our new baby boy. He’s adorable, and very hairy! We’ve named him Jacob, although he is often affectionately called ‘Wolfie’, ‘Jacob the Bear‘, or ‘Monkey-Boy’! We’re sure the excess hair will drop off… eventually. His big sister adores him and likes to give him lots of cuddles and kisses, which is quite worrying for us as parents, seeing an enormous toddler about to sit on a tiny baby while yelling “CUDDLE” at the top of her lungs! Megan is fast approaching her second birthday, we’re not quite sure when she went from being a tiny baby to being almost two years old. I think we may have an infestation of some time-stealing goblins!

An investigating interview with an old Diva

Plotka Hildur — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0000

Dear friends of Nidlongdir, I am thrilled to tell that my audience with Dortea, known by the citizens of Leafenheim as Queen Agrafina, went very well. I am also happy to inform you that I now consider her a newfound friend.

Solstice Dawn

Paul Kidby — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0000

At the time of writing, today is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, a turning point. The great wheeling earth begins her slow tilt back towards the dark cold days of winter...

Queen Agrafina’s Journal - Part 3

Marianne Mathiasen — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0000

The letter that was slipped under my door with the article by Plotka Hildur, has taken up a lot of my time.

Dwendes (Dwarfs)

Mark and Luisa — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0000

I remember when I was in college as I entered our classroom one day; my classmates were all agog telling their story. There were twelve of them recounting what had happened the night before whilst returning home from a party.

Following the Heart Home

Maplesap — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0000

Who is this who comes to pray and meditate at my woodland chapel this Midsummer's Day? Who comes to visit this humble forest friar? Maplesap I am called! Come my child, sit and talk with me of what spiritual things stir your heart...

Halcyon Daze

Libithina — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0000

Fried onions sizzled and spit around barbecuing sausages and burgers tipped into soft floury baps - freshly mown grass perfumed the hot humid air.

On the Wing

Fleas — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0000

The call of the swift On the edge of the breeze

Watching the Faeries Dance

Orchid Lament — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:27:00 -0000

Mathias and I took off to find Namby and Pamby right after breakfast. Which consisted of a dumpster dive behind the Burger King.

Tangles and tree roots

Rachel Oakes — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:24:00 -0000

On Beltane a friend and I sit on the grass beneath the apple tree, among the hazy bluebells that I planted last spring and dark bobbing Granny's Bonnets that return year after year...

Using Elemental Magic

Susan Barchard — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:24:00 -0000

Sweet Summertime and the height of light, energy and activity for all of us. And so it is for the Faeries! Magic is, of course, the manipulation of energy and that is the main pursuit of the Fae!

Faerie Song

Suzanne Gyseman — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:22:00 -0000

In the summer dusk, starlight glimmers from the wings of tiny white moths, which rise from the lawn as I walk.

The Existence of Angels

Ailynari — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:21:00 -0000

I smiled as I dug my jangling cell phone out of my purse and saw Alex’s name on the display. Alex and I have been friends for simply forever, and I never tire of his silly stories and warm-hearted laugh.

The Rain Children

Dreamdeer — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:00:00 -0000

Summer becomes the most daunting time in the desert, the time when heat can kill, when every creature in the desert finds different stratagems to survive.

Be - ing the editor

Be Montague — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:00:00 -0000

Merry Meet and Welcome dear friends to our Enchanted Summer Faezine, celebrated by our dedicated columnists with a touch of magical whimsy, the very best way to view life! Lovely Mother Nature’s gifts appear clearer and more precious to me as I continue to drink ever deeper from the well of this remarkable time of year.

"Welcome wayward child"

Sleepy — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:20:00 -0000

This piece was inspired by Susan Schroder's piece entitled Viridios. This one I liked a lot and really gave me the start to see the world she saw and still in my own way. ‘Tis the magic of a true artist…

The Faerie Lover

Tod Jones — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:00:00 -0000

I am thy friend; I haunt thee in the light That flows between the worlds, in which I dwell:

KITSUNE

Toni Cogdell — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:00:00 -0000

Under the dark canopy of trees a blaze of red runs wild, colour clawing at air as if it wants to take root.

The Turned-Into's Chapter Four - THE KATY-DIDS

Merrie Fae Tresses — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:51:00 -0000

The Turned-Into's by Elizabeth Gordon (published in 1920) is a true wonder of old. Not only was I stunned and completely overwhelmed to receive such a precious out of print book, but it served as a fascinating window onto the wondrous girlhood influences of my treasured friend.

Spirit Orbs

Paulina Cassidy — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:15:00 -0000

Orbs are spherical ‘lights’, or balls of energy. They may not always be visible to the naked eye, but they commonly show up in photos or film.