Malvina Reynolds forever. Some folks might know “Little Boxes” as the theme for Weeds — which, if you bingewatch, will shove that song deep within your brain — but if not, here is a fine rendition. Play it loud: […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
These are the people in your neighborhood: Selkie, Nessie, Leprechaun (being devoured), Dullahan (or to Americans, the Headless Horseman), a drunken goblin, and a vampiric elven woman enjoying leg of human. The Unseelie Court is a strange and creepy place.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Caring for sick parents in the best of families can be hard. In dysfunctional families, there’s an added measure of trauma. So I imagine dysfunctional fae families must come with a psychodrama unfathomable by modern analytical science. We had a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The River Clyde in Scotland takes its name from the goddess Clodagh, also known as Clwyd, Clut, and Clota, depending on which Gaelic language you speak or if you’re Welsh. The river was important to the early Celts as a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Thick woods, a road in disrepair, red skies, and demonic faeries devouring human corpses — could be upstate Michigan; but no, it’s the Autumn Court. In my reading I have come across references to red as a magical color in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Meet Tara! I am an only child, so my experiences of sibling rivalry come secondhand through friends and eventually raising two kids of my own. Functional or dysfunctional, siblings have always impressed me with their vacillations between sniping and supporting[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Families can be hard. Did I say you’d meet Tara this week? I forgot about this page. Next week! I hope this page sets up her relationship with Fetch well enough. ↓ TranscriptPANEL 1 Fetch on his phone, sitting on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Happy New Year! I had fun drawing the station agent. Whether we’ll see him again, I have no idea. Plan a story well in advance of writing or drawing it? Hahaha. That’s silly. Anyway, next week you’ll meet Fetch’s sister,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Fair Folk have a lot of rules. That poem is not mine, but one I have found in a few different sources. It really gives you the right sense of caution and respect one should display when visiting the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And so finally we arrive at entrance of the Unseelie Courts. Looks fun, don’t it? As with my treatment of Ancient Greek mythology, I will be taking some liberties with the myths and folklore of Ireland and Scotland. So don’t[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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