Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran
@csmaccath.com
Folklore PhD, author, poet, musician.
Rep. Kelly Thomas at Serendipity Literary Agency ([email protected])
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Rep. Kelly Thomas at Serendipity Literary Agency ([email protected])
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Join us as we welcome #author Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran (@csmaccath.com) to the #SerendipityLit team!
Be sure to say hi and give her a follow on Instagram, Facebook, and Bluesky!
Be sure to say hi and give her a follow on Instagram, Facebook, and Bluesky!
I'm so excited to be working with Serendipity and especially with @kellythomaslit.bsky.social, and I can't wait to see where we go together on this journey.
#STORYTELLERSGUIDETOFOLKLORE, #author #writer #books #agency #agencylife #SerendipityLit #iamwriting #bookish
#STORYTELLERSGUIDETOFOLKLORE, #author #writer #books #agency #agencylife #SerendipityLit #iamwriting #bookish
Smithsonian Folklife just released an oral history interviewing guide for people who want to interview family members, neighbours, and friends about the history, culture, and tradition they bear. Here's hoping this sort of conversation finds its way around your Thanksgiving table. #folklore
The Smithsonian Folklife and Oral History Interviewing Guide
Here are some guidelines Smithsonian folklorists have developed over the years for collecting oral histories from family and community members.
folklife.si.edu
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Smithsonian Folklife just released an oral history interviewing guide for people who want to interview family members, neighbours, and friends about the history, culture, and tradition they bear. Here's hoping this sort of conversation finds its way around your Thanksgiving table. #folklore
I bought this beautiful version of Tam Lin at the Abbotsford book store in Scotland because I just couldn't stop looking at the illustrations. Here are a few favourites.
November 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I bought this beautiful version of Tam Lin at the Abbotsford book store in Scotland because I just couldn't stop looking at the illustrations. Here are a few favourites.
Finally made those Swedish cardamom buns I dreamed about a few months ago. I've never had them, but they turned out beautifully.
November 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Finally made those Swedish cardamom buns I dreamed about a few months ago. I've never had them, but they turned out beautifully.
Reposted by Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran
Announcing: The Fall, 2025 issue of Forgotten Ground Regained, featuring modern English poetry in Norse and Icelandic forms. 17 poems, 3 articles, with loads of info for the curious (& some great poems!)
alliteration.net/current-issue/ #alliterative #poetry #poetrysky #poetrylovers #BlueSkyPoets
alliteration.net/current-issue/ #alliterative #poetry #poetrysky #poetrylovers #BlueSkyPoets
Current Issue: Fall 2025
Forgotten Ground Regained: A Quarterly Journal of Alliterative Verse
alliteration.net
October 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Announcing: The Fall, 2025 issue of Forgotten Ground Regained, featuring modern English poetry in Norse and Icelandic forms. 17 poems, 3 articles, with loads of info for the curious (& some great poems!)
alliteration.net/current-issue/ #alliterative #poetry #poetrysky #poetrylovers #BlueSkyPoets
alliteration.net/current-issue/ #alliterative #poetry #poetrysky #poetrylovers #BlueSkyPoets
Have you ever just wanted someone to leave a plate of garlic bread and a pot of tea at your desk because Winter Is Coming, and it's all you want to eat, but you need to keep working?
Yeah, me neither.
Yeah, me neither.
November 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Have you ever just wanted someone to leave a plate of garlic bread and a pot of tea at your desk because Winter Is Coming, and it's all you want to eat, but you need to keep working?
Yeah, me neither.
Yeah, me neither.
Reposted by Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran
MYTHIC DELIRIUM returns w/ new books in 2026‼️
The 1st step toward that goal’s underway, w/ the forthcoming publication of Haralambi Markov’s debut collection of horror & Weird fiction THE LANGUAGE OF KNIVES. (Introduction by @annvandermeer.bsky.social!)
Sale link here! bit.ly/BoneSwans10th
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The 1st step toward that goal’s underway, w/ the forthcoming publication of Haralambi Markov’s debut collection of horror & Weird fiction THE LANGUAGE OF KNIVES. (Introduction by @annvandermeer.bsky.social!)
Sale link here! bit.ly/BoneSwans10th
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![MYTHIC DELIRIUM returns in 2026
At least that’s the goal! And the first phase is underway, with the forthcoming publication of Haralambi Markov’s debut collection of horror & Weird fiction, THE LANGUAGE OF KNIVES. (Introduction by Ann VanderMeer!)
In a celebration of Mythic Delirium-enabled debuts, we’ve made C.S.E. Cooney’s BONE SWANS—which turned 10 years old this year—Barbara Krasnoff’s THE HISTORY OF SOUL 2065, and Yukimi Ogawa’s LIKE SMOKE, LIKE LIGHT available at HUGE discounts [US Only] in e-book AND paperback editions, WITH pre-orders of LANGUAGE OF KNIVES + shipping costs included in the prices!
Please check it out & spread the word—all found here: https://bit.ly/BoneSwans10th](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:34kxslvwt3munerk3wppza6w/bafkreiftcu2krcb6ustnsonv7ez7x56udhhashfp6xtq7ol4qdtdzuumiy@jpeg)
November 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
MYTHIC DELIRIUM returns w/ new books in 2026‼️
The 1st step toward that goal’s underway, w/ the forthcoming publication of Haralambi Markov’s debut collection of horror & Weird fiction THE LANGUAGE OF KNIVES. (Introduction by @annvandermeer.bsky.social!)
Sale link here! bit.ly/BoneSwans10th
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The 1st step toward that goal’s underway, w/ the forthcoming publication of Haralambi Markov’s debut collection of horror & Weird fiction THE LANGUAGE OF KNIVES. (Introduction by @annvandermeer.bsky.social!)
Sale link here! bit.ly/BoneSwans10th
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The first Solstice Series Folklore & Fiction course is nigh! Need help structuring a storytelling project? Concerned about protecting your work? Want to expand your research horizons? This course is for you! Sign up to be notified about it at folkloreandfiction.com.
#folklorescholarship #writing
#folklorescholarship #writing
November 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The first Solstice Series Folklore & Fiction course is nigh! Need help structuring a storytelling project? Concerned about protecting your work? Want to expand your research horizons? This course is for you! Sign up to be notified about it at folkloreandfiction.com.
#folklorescholarship #writing
#folklorescholarship #writing
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“These Siths or Fairies… are said to be of middle nature between Man & Angel… somewhat of the nature of a condensed cloud”
Robert Kirk’s SECRET COMMONWEALTH OF ELVES, FAUNS & FAIRIES (c.1691) sought to unify the natural & supernatural worlds
#BookWormSat #C17
www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2016/12/the-...
Robert Kirk’s SECRET COMMONWEALTH OF ELVES, FAUNS & FAIRIES (c.1691) sought to unify the natural & supernatural worlds
#BookWormSat #C17
www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2016/12/the-...
The (super)natural worlds of Robert Kirk: Fairies, Beasts, Landscapes and Lychnobious Liminalities - The Bottle Imp
On 14 May 1692 Rev. Robert Kirk (1644–1692), an accomplished Gaelic scholar and Episcopalian minister of Aberfoyle, set off for an evening stroll on the Doon Hill behind the manse. When he did not ret...
www.thebottleimp.org.uk
November 15, 2025 at 11:26 AM
“These Siths or Fairies… are said to be of middle nature between Man & Angel… somewhat of the nature of a condensed cloud”
Robert Kirk’s SECRET COMMONWEALTH OF ELVES, FAUNS & FAIRIES (c.1691) sought to unify the natural & supernatural worlds
#BookWormSat #C17
www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2016/12/the-...
Robert Kirk’s SECRET COMMONWEALTH OF ELVES, FAUNS & FAIRIES (c.1691) sought to unify the natural & supernatural worlds
#BookWormSat #C17
www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2016/12/the-...
It strikes me that quite a bit of racism (esp. the Pagan variety) springs out of hyper-focus on an imagined past. I prefer to imagine the future, one where we all survive the climate crisis and thrive together in respect for one another and reverence for the Earth.
November 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
It strikes me that quite a bit of racism (esp. the Pagan variety) springs out of hyper-focus on an imagined past. I prefer to imagine the future, one where we all survive the climate crisis and thrive together in respect for one another and reverence for the Earth.
I'm probably a little crazy for believing that animism, ritual, and art can help save humanity. But I like my kind of crazy.
November 15, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I'm probably a little crazy for believing that animism, ritual, and art can help save humanity. But I like my kind of crazy.
I'm home. I'll be catching up on laundry, journalling, and correspondence today, and then I'll be back at my desk and back at work on the book and forthcoming courses on Wednesday. Of note, I'll also be returning to work on the next EP. The lyrics are written, but I haven't touched the music yet.
November 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I'm home. I'll be catching up on laundry, journalling, and correspondence today, and then I'll be back at my desk and back at work on the book and forthcoming courses on Wednesday. Of note, I'll also be returning to work on the next EP. The lyrics are written, but I haven't touched the music yet.
Serena was my handmaiden during the High Seat, as I was veiled and couldn't see. This is her account of the experience. Mine will come later. However, as I write this from the Starbucks in the Glasgow airport, I can say that I think we need more ceremonies like this one.
The Norse High Seat Ceremony and a Pyramid of Light
Messages from the völva and the moon
runesnroses.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Serena was my handmaiden during the High Seat, as I was veiled and couldn't see. This is her account of the experience. Mine will come later. However, as I write this from the Starbucks in the Glasgow airport, I can say that I think we need more ceremonies like this one.
After I post your photo of the day, I’ll be packing my suitcase. It’s been an extraordinary journey, and Kinnell Stone Circle was my last stop in the Highlands.
November 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
After I post your photo of the day, I’ll be packing my suitcase. It’s been an extraordinary journey, and Kinnell Stone Circle was my last stop in the Highlands.
I have to say, rural Scotland does a much better job than Cape Breton when it comes to providing vegan options. I’m at a coffee house in Killin, and there’s a soup, sandwich and cake option for me, plus oat milk for my coffee!
November 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I have to say, rural Scotland does a much better job than Cape Breton when it comes to providing vegan options. I’m at a coffee house in Killin, and there’s a soup, sandwich and cake option for me, plus oat milk for my coffee!
Your photo of the day comes with a bit of Scottish ethnomusicology. This is Loch Lomond, and the Jacobite folk song famously associated with it speaks of one soldier's return home alive via the "high road" and another soldier's return home via the "low road" of death.
November 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Your photo of the day comes with a bit of Scottish ethnomusicology. This is Loch Lomond, and the Jacobite folk song famously associated with it speaks of one soldier's return home alive via the "high road" and another soldier's return home via the "low road" of death.
Your photos of the day come from my love of the English and Scottish ballad tradition. I've done quite a bit of academic and artistic work with these songs over the years, so I had to visit the places where some of them are set. I've added commentary to the individual alt text captions.
November 7, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Your photos of the day come from my love of the English and Scottish ballad tradition. I've done quite a bit of academic and artistic work with these songs over the years, so I had to visit the places where some of them are set. I've added commentary to the individual alt text captions.
Your photo of the day is two: the ruins of the old Rossdhu House and the rebuilt Rossdhu House, the traditional seat of Clan Colquhoun in Luss. As a member of the clan with family ties through my maternal grandfather, I had the opportunity to take a private tour and appreciated it very much.
November 6, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Your photo of the day is two: the ruins of the old Rossdhu House and the rebuilt Rossdhu House, the traditional seat of Clan Colquhoun in Luss. As a member of the clan with family ties through my maternal grandfather, I had the opportunity to take a private tour and appreciated it very much.
Today’s photo of the day is the ancient, pre-Christian face in the rock carved at Dunino Den. If you look closely, you’ll see contemporary offerings in the rock below and around the face. All of these are material culture, and I have strong opinions about them, which I will share at another time.
November 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Today’s photo of the day is the ancient, pre-Christian face in the rock carved at Dunino Den. If you look closely, you’ll see contemporary offerings in the rock below and around the face. All of these are material culture, and I have strong opinions about them, which I will share at another time.
I'm settled in my Scottish cottage watching sweet potatoes bake while I catch up on correspondence. Today's photos are of the cottage and my view from the front door.
November 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I'm settled in my Scottish cottage watching sweet potatoes bake while I catch up on correspondence. Today's photos are of the cottage and my view from the front door.
Your photo of the day is the Treehouse at the Clophill Centre, where I rested, meditated, and prepared for tonight’s ceremony by a tiny wood stove as the sun set over the English hillside.
November 3, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Your photo of the day is the Treehouse at the Clophill Centre, where I rested, meditated, and prepared for tonight’s ceremony by a tiny wood stove as the sun set over the English hillside.
Today's photo was taken at the beginning of the Shapeshifting Stories panel I moderated at WFC this afternoon. We had a great discussion!
November 1, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Today's photo was taken at the beginning of the Shapeshifting Stories panel I moderated at WFC this afternoon. We had a great discussion!
Your photo of the day is the only one I took. The World Fantasy Convention has begun, and I've been catching up with friends. It's the mural on the wall of Bonsai Plant Kitchen, where I ate an excellent vegan meal. I could spin this as folklore of foodways, and it is, but I'm out of steam. G'night.
October 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Your photo of the day is the only one I took. The World Fantasy Convention has begun, and I've been catching up with friends. It's the mural on the wall of Bonsai Plant Kitchen, where I ate an excellent vegan meal. I could spin this as folklore of foodways, and it is, but I'm out of steam. G'night.
Today’s photos are early, as I’m staying in to rest, journal, and finish the notes for my WFC panel. I stopped into a coffee shop near the waterfront after my morning swim, and a brave little pigeon wandered in looking for breakfast. She was gently treated by everyone there, and it made me happy.
October 29, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Today’s photos are early, as I’m staying in to rest, journal, and finish the notes for my WFC panel. I stopped into a coffee shop near the waterfront after my morning swim, and a brave little pigeon wandered in looking for breakfast. She was gently treated by everyone there, and it made me happy.
I couldn’t decide between these two for your photo of the day, so I’m giving you both. One is a Big Ben as seen from my taxi. The second is the view from The Old Photographic Studio in Brighton. Built in the 1840s, it was once used by the royal family, and it’s where I’m staying this week.
October 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I couldn’t decide between these two for your photo of the day, so I’m giving you both. One is a Big Ben as seen from my taxi. The second is the view from The Old Photographic Studio in Brighton. Built in the 1840s, it was once used by the royal family, and it’s where I’m staying this week.