Tag: Must Read
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The Cast of Delevan House #10
The Green Stones It’s always interesting when we can assign a personality or humanize the importance of inanimate objects in a story. There are unusual stones associated with Delevan House in a prominent way, and for some characters, as well as the village of Badb, their meaning is life-altering. Or life-ending. Using extensive historical research…
Ruthann Jagge-Author
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The Cast of Delevan House #9
One Should Keep Walking from a Walker We all know the easy analogies…like a month to a flame…stand too close to the fire, and you’ll get burned…on and on. But what IS it in our nature that compels us to cling to the relentless magnetic draw of a person we know is despicable but still…
Ruthann Jagge-Author
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The Cast of Delevan House #1
Delevan House: Part 1 We’ve enjoyed sharing ‘The Making of Delevan House’ with you in a series of posts on Brazen Folk Horror before our release on February 1st, 2023.It’s time for us to bring you more insight into our remarkable characters, settings, and inspirations that make our story unique and intriguing.We’ve spent months outlining,…
Natasha Sinclair
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Imbolc 2023
Everything we do here at Delevan House is by design, and here’s why we chose this specific date for the release of Book I in our trilogy. Imbolc is a pagan holiday celebrated from February 1st through sundown on February 2nd. Based on Celtic tradition, Imbolc marks the halfway point between the winter solstice and…
Natasha Sinclair
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The Making of Delevan House #19
The release of Delevan House is only a month away! And trust us when we say there will be far deeper articles shared on Brazen Folk Horror about the lore within those pages. Delevan House’s influences are ancient, and the execution of her story is brazenly modern. Until she’s out, we’ve been careful not to…
Natasha Sinclair
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The Making of Delevan House #Interlude
Slow seduction is always the best kind. Natasha and Ruthann wish all your holiday dreams come true, we’ll be sharing ours with you all through the new year! #BeBrazen
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The Making of Delevan House #15
Converging Paths I share many old and new stories at home. As a family, we love to read aloud together. A habit I’ve shared and instilled in my children while they were in utero and then incubator. In those weeks and months, it was a primary bonding method — sharing my voice with them through…
Natasha Sinclair
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Delevan House Announcement
Imbolc is situated between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. It’s a Celtic festival celebrated across Scotland and Ireland since the Neolithic period (at least that’s as far back as we have evidence, it may well be older). Heralding the changing seasons, Imbolc celebrates ‘First Milk’ as the northern hemisphere welcomes spring. It’s a time of…
Natasha Sinclair
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