#folklorefantasy — Public Fediverse posts

Every Friday, I meet a member of the British Fantasy Society and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they filled out). Here, we chat with M.E. Moirin, a research economist by day and fantasy writer by choice - one who loves to subvert the Slavic folklore tales of her youth for dark fantasy gains.

https://britishfantasysociety.org/meet-m-e-moirin/

#fantasy #slavicfolklore #folklorefantasy #writers #writing #books #creativity #creativetoots

Good afternoon, lovely people! There's a real and practical truth to this one that anyone who reads regularly will recognise, that a good book is one of the most reliable places to go when the world feels like a bit much. Today feels like a very reasonable day to be reminded of that.

Have a Magnificent Monday. Take care and stay safe. 💙

#BookQuote #Reading #Bookish #BookLove #FolkloreFantasy

PS - Sorry I'm late with this one today; it was therapy day.

Midweek question, and I want honest answers.

If you could step inside any fictional world for a week — any book, film, series, anything — which would you choose?

There's one rule. You have to stay for the full week, whatever the world decides to throw at you. No stepping out early if the dragon shows up or the Otherworld starts behaving strangely. 🌿📖

#FolkloreFantasy #WelshFolklore #Bookish #BookWorldQuestion #Reading #ReadingCommunity

Good morning, lovely people! I find something very comforting about a house that has books in every room, on shelves, beside beds, and stacked on windowsills. Monday feels like a fine day to appreciate just how much warmth a well-read home actually holds.

Have a Magnificent Monday. Take care and stay safe. 💙

#BookQuote #Reading #Bookish #BookLove #FolkloreFantasy

Two Story Hearth doors worth knowing about.

The Discord is a warm community for readers, lore-lovers, and writers — Welsh myth, book chat, folklore rabbit holes, and seasonal content. Quiet lurking entirely welcome. 🌿

The Payhip store holds the full catalogue, with a free novella via the newsletter.

Discord: https://discord.gg/gQfzqBRNns
Payhip: https://payhip.com/MorganSheppard
Free novella: https://morgansheppard.wixsite.com/morgansheppardauthor/newsletter

#WelshFolklore #FolkloreFantasy #IndieAuthor #Reading #Bookish #TalesFromWales

Good morning, my lovelies! This thought is worth carrying into the weekend: that the things we feel most drawn to aren't accidental; that making time for the work, the stories, and the ideas that genuinely matter to us is one of the most worthwhile things we can do with our days. So enjoy whatever it is you do.

Have a Fabulous Friday. Take care and stay safe. 💙

#BookQuote #MythAndMoonlight #FolkloreFantasy #Reading #Bookish

Good morning, wonderful people! It's true that the most important things in a story are often the ones that aren't quite said outright, the silences and spaces where the reader's own understanding gets to do some of the work. That's usually where the real feeling lives.

Have a Thoughtful Thursday. Take care and stay safe. 💙

#BookQuote #Reading #Bookish #BookLove #FolkloreFantasy

Good afternoon, lovely people! There's something very straightforward and true about this one, because the best books don't hand you everything, but leave just enough space for your own mind to move around in. Monday feels like a fine day to pick something up and let it do exactly that.

Have a Magnificent Monday. Take care and stay safe. 💙

#BookQuote #Reading #Bookish #BookLove #FolkloreFantasy

Good morning, all! This one always makes me smile because it's such a good argument for following your own curiosity wherever it leads, down the obscure shelves and the unexpected recommendations, and the books you pick up for no reason you can quite explain.

Have a Fabulous Friday. Take care and stay safe. 💙

#BookQuote #MythAndMoonlight #FolkloreFantasy #Reading #Bookish

Good morning, everyone!

There's something quietly encouraging in this reminder that no single story has the final word on anything, and that the best response to a version of the world you don't recognise is always to add your own voice to the conversation.

Have a Terrific Tuesday. Take care and stay safe. 💙

#BookQuote #Reading #Bookish #BookLove #FolkloreFantasy

Good morning, my lovelies. It's Friday!

There's something so satisfying about a quote that gets it exactly right, and this one does. A truly good book isn't just something you read, but somewhere you actually go. Coming home to one at the end of a Friday is one of life's better pleasures.

Have a Fabulous Friday. Take care and stay safe. 💙

#BookQuote #MythAndMoonlight #FolkloreFantasy #Reading #Bookish

There's a weather that suits every book, I think, even if we don't always get to choose it. Some stories want grey skies and a blanket and the particular hush that comes with rain on a window. Others want full midsummer heat, the kind that makes you read slowly because moving feels like too much effort.

What's your ideal reading weather?

🌧 Stormy and dark
❄️ Cold winter night
🌤 Sunny but quiet
🔥 Curled up beside the fire

#FolkloreFantasy #MythAndMoonlight #Bookish #Reading #IndieAuthor

Good morning, my lovelies! We're properly into June now. The afternoons are supposed to be long, warm, and unhurried. I don't think Germany has received the message yet. Or at least, my little corner of it hasn't!

Have a Terrific Tuesday. Take care and stay safe. 💙

#BookQuote #Bookish #Reading #FolkloreFantasy #WheelOfTheYear

Just a li'l pixie rushing to the attack. #shivershield #miniwargaming #miniwargames #paintingminitures #fantasyminiatures #skirmishgames #fantasygames #indiegames #indiewargames #tabletopgames #burrows&badgers #moonstone #folklorefantasy #aos #ageofsigmar #underworlds #warcry #frostgrave #mordheim

Ghillies ride to battle atop their faithful badger allies. #pixies #fantasyminiatures #paintedminiatures #fantasygames #fantasywargames #skirmishgames #indiegames #folklorefantasy #shivershield #nacmacfeegle #wargames #miniwargames #oathmark #frostgrave #burrowsandbadgers #mordheim #warhammer

Don't be fooledby their cheeky grins, the pixies'll have your kneecaps off! #fantasyminiatures #miniaturewargames #miniaturepainting #fantasygames #indiegames #tabletopgame #tabletopwargame #frostgrave #pixies #folklorefantasy #skirmishwargames #shivershield #warhammer #burrowsandbadgers #whimsy

A third bucca spearfish and an apprentice drao, ancient enemies together on the sculpting table. #fantasywargames #tabletopgames #28mmminiatures #fantasyminiatures #fishman #folklorefantasy #wargames #warhammer #heroquest #frostgrave

Monstrous Mondays: The Gnomi – Occult Gnomes of the Hidden World
I start off #OccultDnD with the Gnomi.
Tiny, mysterious, and steeped in ancient secrets, the Gnomi are not your garden variety gnomes. Discover these shadowy fae and their role in your next occult adventure.
https://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/2025/07/monstrous-mondays-gnomi-occult-gnome.html
#MonstrousMonday #TTRPG #OSR #FolkloreFantasy #OccultCreatures

From the British Fantasy Society: Get your first peek at the next novel from Shona Kinsella, coming from Flame Tree in November!

https://britishfantasysociety.org/cover-reveal-daughters-of-nicnevin-by-shona-kinsella/

#fantasy #books #coverreveal #folklorefantasy #scottishfolklore

Hmm ... need to decide whether Nidhögg is a fairly slender serpent (snake despite wings and one set of clawed limbs), and also what kind of colouring he has.

I'm thinking black, but does he have some pattern? He's venomous with long fangs, diurnal (so vertical pupils), and I think the tail ends with a sharp tail spine protruding from the last vertebra (so on the tail).

This being nordic he might have some adder features in his colouring.

#FolkloreFantasy