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Lu Hersey

@luwrites.bsky.social

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I write books. Sometimes win awards. Crop circle chaser. Myth lover. Collector of folklore. Here for the magic. https://www.lu-hersey.com/ https://www.patreon.com/Writingthemagic

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Lu Hersey @luwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Morning beauty down on the Levels

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Lu Hersey @luwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Another local dragon story... www.patreon.com/posts/dragon...

The Dragon of Norton Fitzwarren | Writing the Magic

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Lu Hersey @luwrites.bsky.social · 6d

And if every agent in the known universe is only interested in YA romantasy, maybe leave off sending your dystopian or sci fi ms until the wind changes...

Lu Hersey @luwrites.bsky.social · 13d

A post about the superstitions and folklore surrounding birth cauls... open.substack.com/pub/luhersey...

The birth caul - superstition and folklore

(trigger warning - contains details about keeping body parts)

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Lu Hersey @luwrites.bsky.social · 13d

Lands like an angel #GreatEgret #HamWall

Lu Hersey @luwrites.bsky.social · 16d

Maybe the story holds an element of truth? www.patreon.com/posts/mermai...

The Mermaid of Zennor | Writing the Magic

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Lu Hersey @luwrites.bsky.social · 21d

This is something I originally wrote about the equinox - which is tomorrow, if you're interested... awfullybigblogadventure.blogspot.com/2025/09/meas...

Measuring your life in geological time - by Lu Hersey

Children's authors writers from the UK share thoughts on books and writing

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Lu Hersey @luwrites.bsky.social · 23d

The horned hare - real or simply folklore? open.substack.com/pub/luhersey...

The mythical horned hare

(Lepus cornutus)

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Lu Hersey @luwrites.bsky.social · 24d

Weighing up the year as we head towards the shorter days and longer nights of winter... open.substack.com/pub/luhersey...

About the equinox and time passing

(or my version of the theory of relativity)

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Lu Hersey @luwrites.bsky.social · 26d

Yes, it's a bit cracked and grubby, but considering this ammonite is somewhere between 150 and 180 million years old, it isn't looking too shabby...(pulled it from the ground just now)

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Lu Hersey @luwrites.bsky.social · Sep 8

Today (Wakes Monday) is the day of the Abbots Bromley Horn Dance. Wish I was there to see it...
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Abbots Bromley Horn Dance | Writing the Magic

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Lu Hersey @luwrites.bsky.social · Sep 7

Something for beachcombers... open.substack.com/pub/luhersey...

SEA BEANS

The idea of finding treasure washed up on the beach is always exciting, and beachcombing along the tideline is something many of us enjoy.

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Lu Hersey @luwrites.bsky.social · Sep 3

Another local dragon story....
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The Dinder Wyrm | Writing the Magic

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Lu Hersey @luwrites.bsky.social · Aug 30

Lucie finds me hilarious

Lu Hersey @luwrites.bsky.social · Aug 28

Can't help feeling America would be a better place without billionaires and evangelicals.

Lu Hersey @luwrites.bsky.social · Aug 28

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Krista @kkristaa.bsky.social · Aug 27

I don’t think they passed.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Aug 28

Why, you might ask, do the BBC and Sky News, casting their editorial guidelines to the wind, keep giving massive airtime to the far right, while shutting out leftwing voices? Don't their bosses understand the likely consequences?
Only one explanation now remains.
They do.
And it is what they want.

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Lu Hersey @luwrites.bsky.social · Aug 25

A bit of weatherlore. Basically, the weather is about to change... www.patreon.com/posts/mares-...

Mares' tails | Writing the Magic

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Lu Hersey @luwrites.bsky.social · Aug 23

Something about the entities that apparently live in tin mines. (You can click on the post without having to subscribe - & subscription is free anyway 😁) open.substack.com/pub/luhersey...

Knockers, earth spirits in Cornish tin mines

Knockers are goblin like earth spirits that live in Cornish tin mines, respected by tin miners for as long as people have mined tin.

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Lu Hersey @luwrites.bsky.social · Aug 22

Another day, another dragon... www.patreon.com/posts/dragon...

The dragon who was tamed by a saint | Writing the Magic

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Lu Hersey @luwrites.bsky.social · Aug 21

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Unicorns through time

The unicorn pictured above was embroidered (using a kind of embroidery called stumpwork) in the 1660s, when a unicorn still had cloven hooves and a lion's tail.

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Lu Hersey @luwrites.bsky.social · Aug 19

This is something of an intro to local dragon myth, in case you're interested... awfullybigblogadventure.blogspot.com/2025/08/here...

Here be Dragons - by Lu Hersey

Children's authors writers from the UK share thoughts on books and writing

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Lu Hersey @luwrites.bsky.social · Aug 10

Another local dragon legend...
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The legend of the dragon of Aller | Writing the Magic

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Julia Green @jgreenauthor.bsky.social · Aug 5

#@wainwrightprize.bsky.social I'm so happy to see Ettie and the Midnight Pool on this shortlist. Thank you! Nurturing a love of the natural world is very dear to my heart #storiesthatconnect #wainwrightprize

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