The politics of Fetch’s version of the Otherworld are, like our politics, pretty local. Who rules the Otherworld? Well, it depends on whom you ask. There are several contenders. I like how Irish Central breaks it down by county: Finvarra[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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And here are the rest of the squatters: Brian, Fernis, a horned witch called Mary, and Izzy with delusions of grandeur. Brian is not a Red Cap, but the son of one, a malicious goblin who lives along among castle[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Meet Fiona. Even in the Otherworld a young punk can’t find love at home and has to look for it in the world at large. As I mentioned a few posts back, Yeats cautions: “Do not think the fairies are[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Get a pint, play some darts, catch up with old friends, and — oh, yeah, endure the local Buachailleen. Also known as Herding Boys, the Bauchailleen are small boyish looking faeries who often wear pointy hats made from upturned red[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We have finally arrived at this scene. I have had this scene in mind since the beginning of conceiving this story. As often happens, the end result looks much different than I had initially imagined it. But I like it.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…