( unfortunately these chapters will be in descending order on Tales of The Tuatha menu tab and there is no way to change that!) This series began as simple 100 world tales and then morphed into a story of a young girl’s vision quest (Chapters 1-38) as she looked for the dreams she had accidentally spilled…
Category: Tales of the Tuatha de danaan and Other Stories
Tales of the Tuatha (Chapters 35 & 36)
We are nearing the end my dear readers- only one more installment to go after this and why has it become such a struggle and so, so hard!!? I revised and re-revised these two chapters till my eyes fell out and my brain froze. I hesitated to push the post button. I have to stop. I can think…
Tales of the Tuatha (chapter 34 of the keep it sweet and short tales)
Background: The story is rapidly coming to it’s conclusion and becoming harder for me to write knowing this. I started the tales a year ago as an exercise in writing simple little fantasies about a young girl of the Tuatha de Danaan trying to find her lost dreams, but as I went along it began…
Tales of the Tuatha – Niamh’s Journey (chapter 32 & 33 of the keep it sweet and short tales)
Finally I’ve continued with my fairy tale and Niamh’s dream journey, – and to catch up from my hiatus I have written two full chapters ( that are still, as usual, a work in progress- arghh). Bear with me fellow story enthusiasts and read at your leisure- or like Alice, just enjoy the pictures!! Meeting…
Tales of the Tuatha (chapter 31 of Niamh’s Journey)
for a few who asked, the story continues!! The next mythical chapter has arrived as…….. The Tears of the Forest Niamh found herself walking through the evening trees and avoiding the more traveled paths of men. She allowed the west wind to guide her into a clearing. In the center of the grove a man stood…
Samhain, sorcery and the visual alchemist at work
Hallow’s Eve is coming ( scary ghost sounds)!! I am still trying to catch up with home, work, and WordPress and I don’t yet have any spooky images at the ready ( who me!!- queen of Goth!) but do visit Ed Mooney and his wonderful Bram Stoker Posts. I know others will post on the…
Tales of the Tuatha (chapters 29 & 30) of the keep it sweet and short tales
Dear readers, writers, photographers, philosophers, poets and friends! Only a few days left to Scotland and Ireland!! I’m starting to lose it ( as I always do before a big trip) I’ll try to check in when I can!! In the meantime I managed to finish two more chapters of my sweet Niamh’s journey. (29)…
Tales of the tuatha – (Chapters 27 & 28 of the keep it sweet and short tales)
Finally by popular demand- another chapter 😀 Niamh’s Encounter with the Morrigan This new landscape though beautiful, felt strange to Niamh. The forest road was worn with the tracks of footsteps and horses hooves. She knew she was traveling in the lesser known sphere of men so she stayed hidden by the stream, keeping close to the…
Tales of the tuatha chapter 26 of the keep it sweet and short tales
Niamh left her tears on the forest floor and set out with renewed purpose. At last all was understood. The young selkie on the crossing to the island had been Bran. Mischievous Bran was the raven thief. He was the butterfly! Bran had watched over her and he had led her here. Though he was no longer visible…
Tales of the Tuatha (chapter 25 of the keep it sweet and short tales)
Bran’s Farewell Part 1 Niamh thought she had heard a soft murmur coming from the glowing canopy of cascading leaves. It slid over her like a veil . She was sure she had just asked a question but when she looked no one was there. She sat very still trying to recall what happened. A raven barked raucously…
Tales of the Tuatha ( chapter 24 of the keep it sweet and short tales)
Wherein Bran speaks of things to come Niamh and Bran sat under a tree together just as they had done in another time, during a golden hour in midsummer when the evening sky rained stars and the forest was filled with a singing rapture. She rested her head on his shoulder and listened to the…
Tales of the Tuatha (chapter 23 of the keep it sweet and short tales)
following quickly on the heels of chapter 22 so read that one first! A Dream within a Dream Holding her face in his hands Bran kissed her. “I didn’t lose you!” she cried! “Oh Niamh,” he said wistfully “such dreams we dreamed!” She looked into his far seeing eyes and knew at once that he wouldn’t stay. Resigned, she…
Tales of the Tuatha ( chapter 22)
A Dream Returning Through misted eyes and with a heart both heavy and elated Niamh recognized Bran running toward her and in this moment she didn’t care if she was dreaming or not! His hair shone red like Aine’s mare and his feet barely touched the ground. His face broke like morning, and there it was –…
Tales of the Tuatha – chapter 21 of the keep it sweet and short tales
The Dream of the Dragon’s eye Niamh finally reached the dark island. A moonbeam hit the rocky shore and ignited a small stone into a glowing star. She instantly recognized it as the dragon’s eye, thieved by the clever Raven. When she picked it up, the moon and stars fled. This dream was powerful! Overcome with weariness…
The Swell of Tears (journey to the Dark Island)
chapter 20 play this hauntingly beautiful piece called “The Dark Island” by the Irish Rovers An t-Eilean Dorcha Niamh prayed that her remaining lost dreams would find her! She climbed into the currach hoping her journey still led to the sacred spring. As a swan glided by in a dream of its’ own, the Lady Moon opened night’s…
