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Monthly Archives: February 2016
Bookshelf: A Cloak of Frost
One day the North Wind delivers a baby to a baker and his wife. They love the child without giving her a name, and mostly the village of Snelling-on-the-Oak accepts her… mostly. But the child is magical. She builds homes for … Continue reading
To Coincide with a Full Moon
“Ordinary people were much more aware of the heavenly bodies than they are today. It is artificial lighting, in street and house, which has made us less conscious of their endless mutations. Few dwellers in large cities now know what … Continue reading
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Tagged Astronomy, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic
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Bookshelf: Unforgettable
Nat Morgan is unrememberable. Literally. If you leave his presence, in sixty seconds you’ve forgotten him entirely. He’s been this way since birth; the only reason he survived infancy was his mother’s recognition of the problem, and her determined writing … Continue reading
