Celyddon College

At the risk of spoilers for the series of novels I am writing, I’ll share my latest obsessive-compulsive project.  I mentioned in an earlier post the Emily Glass novels I am working on.  They are set at a druid college called Celyddon College which is somewhere in an alternative future Yorkshire.  Attached to it is [...]

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On Courtesy with Wizards and Harry Potter Fans

Let me preface this entry by saying that I am a fan of the Harry Potter books myself. They have been years of fun and entertainment and I admire Ms Rowling a great deal. I have enjoyed a certain amount of inspiration that came from reading her books, and that, it seems to [...]

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On Iron and the Forge

On Friday last I had the good fortune to attend a tour of Arms and Armor, a local workshop specializing in the making of historically accurate swords and armor. My masonic brother Ray, who is a ta’i chi master, invited his martial arts students and members of our druid grove to attend. We [...]

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Caer Celyddon

The past month has been rather devoid of my normal work, as I said last time. I realized that Winter break from school seemed so long partly because I was sick for two weeks after Thanksgiving with a virus that eventually landed me at the doctor’s for antibiotics to treat bronchitis. I think [...]

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New Year

Well, the holiday season is over.  It really puts me out of work for two weeks at least, if not indeed for the whole time from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day, because I have to put in more time taking care of my daughter home from school and doing family things.  My dear wife took [...]

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