tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960060657339262513.post5860600466914136908..comments2023-10-02T21:42:57.764+08:00Comments on a mermaid in the attic: The windings of the dragon track...A mermaid in the attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01139858546037879539noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960060657339262513.post-90154704318513925992013-02-22T08:33:03.699+08:002013-02-22T08:33:03.699+08:00This is a great dragon footprint, thank you. I rea...This is a great dragon footprint, thank you. I really, REALLY want there to be a Wild Hunt! I wrote an urban fantasy just so I could imagine it for myself. I know what you mean by that sense of recognition—we humans have been evolved to tell and listen to these stories, over millennia by the firepit, so they just feel RIGHT to us. Wyld Oakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724169384339460086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960060657339262513.post-43096698884483962822013-02-22T05:47:55.915+08:002013-02-22T05:47:55.915+08:00What words can I possibly add to such a rich word-...What words can I possibly add to such a rich word-horde already held herein?<br /><br />Wonderful, dense, beautiful stuff.<br /><br />As I read this I found myself experiencing spark after spark of recognition. Yes, yes and yes.<br /><br />You know, i think the wonderful Susan Cooper opened that doorway of deep memory for many of us. Ever grateful for that.<br /><br />Thank you! I loved it. :)<br /><br />Ah..now I'll just prove I'm not a robot...Austin Hackneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960060657339262513.post-78504178469403475972013-02-20T13:28:02.864+08:002013-02-20T13:28:02.864+08:00ah so good to see your well wrought words on these...ah so good to see your well wrought words on these most fabulous of beings!Mo Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004208849028911104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960060657339262513.post-1035353619486451312013-02-20T03:07:45.960+08:002013-02-20T03:07:45.960+08:00and you know what it feels like to stretch out tho...and you know what it feels like to stretch out those wings and prepare to take flight - and you know the wild hard justice of Herne -- don't you? <br /><br />Do you also know the dragons (droganos - weird typo but I love it) of Earthsea?<br /><br />lovely post - thanksPsekohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917492755071102208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960060657339262513.post-55063269948565017042013-02-19T23:42:07.932+08:002013-02-19T23:42:07.932+08:00The illustration of Merlin is also my favorite. I ...The illustration of Merlin is also my favorite. I first saw it on the cover of Avalon magazine. It was and is my inspiration for black and white illustration.K. W. Walkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960060657339262513.post-46746077307760903532013-02-19T23:39:15.787+08:002013-02-19T23:39:15.787+08:00This is lovely - it's good to reflect on where...This is lovely - it's good to reflect on where such loves originated, and to recall those first exciting moments of 'meeting', like yours with the idea of Herne. <br />xx Nomi McLeodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05387108964616639570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960060657339262513.post-71803496278275877092013-02-19T16:43:42.006+08:002013-02-19T16:43:42.006+08:00Such a glorious meditation. I know exactly what y...Such a glorious meditation. I know exactly what you mean about Herne.<br />There was always that tantalising sense that there was something on the edge of taste and smell as a child. Books fed the need to reach out to the sense. As an adult it is still there and you have put into words exactly what it feels likeCharlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204546941269120909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960060657339262513.post-50961856583740879342013-02-19T15:06:22.289+08:002013-02-19T15:06:22.289+08:00As always, Christina, you bring a hearty main dish...As always, Christina, you bring a hearty main dish to the Feast table. This is a wonderful, thoughtful, myth-tangled piece that has started my morning off with magic and joy.<br /><br />(And now I must go drink more coffee, because the last time I tried to leave this comment, it came out badly garbled!)Terri Windlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11738033585506340642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960060657339262513.post-43625114617238915102013-02-19T15:04:35.273+08:002013-02-19T15:04:35.273+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Terri Windlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11738033585506340642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960060657339262513.post-90287214772428566982013-02-19T06:15:42.792+08:002013-02-19T06:15:42.792+08:00Wonderful post for the mighty Dragon! Wonderful post for the mighty Dragon! earthangelsartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00121367490350042319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960060657339262513.post-14016801557663206902013-02-19T05:38:09.252+08:002013-02-19T05:38:09.252+08:00Great post, as always you phrase your thoughts in ...Great post, as always you phrase your thoughts in such an inspiring and eloquent way. And all of them ring true with my own... the way you talk about the heartbeat, the soul-beat of myth, re-ignites the awestruck excitement that always thrills me whenever I pick up the pages of tales and myths that I've always loved so much.<br />As usual I've come late to Terri's moveable feast and will have to catch up - I don't know, maybe there's still time to join in myself...Windsongs and Wordhoardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12211375575810428500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960060657339262513.post-76435471869197648022013-02-19T03:01:03.829+08:002013-02-19T03:01:03.829+08:00"The path of the unseen embedded in the lands..."The path of the unseen embedded in the landscape, the mysterious, the beautiful and terrible, of truth that is more than facts, of story that is more true than truth, the path of the wise fool, the path of white stones dropped so that someone might follow, the road that leads ever on and on, the road less travelled..."<br /><br />This gives me such a fluttering deep in my belly. I want to pack a little food, a cloak and take a staff and follow the unseen path!<br /><br />Beautiful, exciting writing.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05066730008932728469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960060657339262513.post-47178827956376274422013-02-19T02:45:24.223+08:002013-02-19T02:45:24.223+08:00Oh, and I'd never seen that Alan Lee drawing b...Oh, and I'd never seen that Alan Lee drawing before, but it positively took my breath away. I can't stop looking...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397400242153470523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960060657339262513.post-80610277763090419212013-02-19T02:40:58.836+08:002013-02-19T02:40:58.836+08:00"Dragons have come to mean this to me, more t..."Dragons have come to mean this to me, more than as actual, physical, winged, fire-breathing beasts. The unseen, hidden, veiled magic and mystery that abounds if only we open our eyes (and our hearts) enough to see it. And yet, we don't need to see it, for we feel it and know it is real."<br /><br />This, just this-- I can feel it. The dragon *is* worth following... I once tried to ignore the song, and it led to despair. You've beautifully captured the pull of dragons. Thank you for your "late supper in the attic." :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397400242153470523noreply@blogger.com