Taranis is a 22-string harp with a full, dark sound. He was made by William MacDonald in 2016 from wind-felled oak in the Isle of Skye. He is the only harp of his kind, and I’m so happy he is coming home with me to Scotland.

A Quick word from The Author Hiya, my loyal followers (all two of you!) Gwen Enchanted forreal here. I've been ill, so I've been taking some time off blogging, but we're heading in to that Month of Madness, so get ready for news of Trick Or Treat Lane, Awenia's Changing Landscape, Friðrós' magical…

FINALLY.

Spaces in the Narrative From Lira: Now, you may be wondering how I found my way back home. I know I would be. Just wishing I could go home did not help at all. Instead, after a brief lecture from Morti (remember Morti? Morti the mare!) about when and where spaces in the narrative (I am not…

Once again, my song LIke Their Feet Have Wings has been nominated for a Pegasus Award. Pegasus Awards are for excellence in filking. If you're a filk person and know something about the genre, please go here to see a list of all the nominees, hear some samples, and vote. www.ovff.org/pegasus/2025...

A Dream Within a Dream From Lira: Malaclypse is a made-up name. It was made up by this guy who wrote a book called Principia Discordia. It was the pen name he used. For some reason, he thought it would be fun to invent a religion, and then he made his way into some pop cultures in some Realms and…

Swings, Roundabouts, and an Unbreakable NDA From Gwyneth: Let me be clear: My Prince Consort is a genius beyond compare. Not only is he the love of my life and the light of my eyes, he is a formidable warrior when armed with an abacus, and, more recently, a duly licensed copy of Microsoft Office.…

The Life of an Awenian Expatriate From Cherish Gelato: As you know, Dear Readers, I have been away for some time! But nothing stops your intrepid editor from learning the real truth and sharing it with you, my loyal and supportive supporters. I first learned of today's subject, Lira, through some…

I Had a Dream From Lira: You may not be aware of this, but Chimerical Librarians (and I would assume other Chimerical creatures) are not meant to dream. In fact, there is debate as to whether we need sleep at all. I like sleep, and so I do sleep, but there is in fact an entire Chimerical rabbit…

My friend Jack makes the best jewellery! I have one of their pieces and am just pacing myself because one day I will have more! They are worth a look and a follow.

I make unique hand made Cat Sofas >>> craftysharp.etsy.com But do cats really use them? Well let’s ask some of my feline customers … 🧵 Gretchen and Amy say yes…

Working on my novel in one of my fave creative spaces: the Toronto Reference Library. I have worked on many #KidLit sketches and mss here, plus included this library in my book #IWantToReadALLtheBooks. Esp love the banner they have hanging in atrium right now! #BannedBooks #Freadom #LibrarySky

The Only Constant From Fridros: It's Change. That's the only constant. My pabbi used to say that, and I'm pretty sure he got it from his pabbi. And since you can find it or some permutation of it, I can feel confident they did not invent it but got it from others, as well. I've been thinking a lot…

Short Stories: The Trials of Teendom By Blossom Peasley and Veronica Gumm Blossom: My mum is a seamstress. And she works for Veronica's mum. Veronica is so cool; she's the coolest girl I have ever met, and I would do anything to be her friend. But faeries don't go to the same schools as human kids…

Everything goes with Purple! From Lira: Today is the Summer Solstice, so I headed over to the Midsummer Enchantment shopping faire. It's always beautiful, and I love summer. There were some gorgeous things to see, and, of course, buy! Right from the start, I felt more beautiful. I ran into the…

Love and Strangers, Night and Day, Shine and Rain From Friðrós: I caught Wulfrich singing the other day. I guess I hadn't thought that he'd have a great singing voice, but he kind of does. It was kind of a furry voice, I guess? Like the sort of voice a bear or a wolf would have if they could sing…

The Story From Lira: I've never lived in a house with a name before. But after TAC explained that in fact I was not qualified to be a secret dragon agent (I disagree), and after we determined I did not want to go back to Awenia just yet (because I said I'd rather not), she offered me a job and a…

Do any of my friends have resources on particularly Scottish folk horror?

Completed yellow & green tweedy sox, plus finished mending heels on rainbow sox yesterday! Because I always have to have Sox on the go, I started the Knitty Peerie Plaid Sox yesterday since I now seem to be obsessed with small slip stitch colour patterns. The wool for the new ones is Drops Fabel.

Recent knitting shenanigans.

I’m still not OK, and we’re coming up on two years. It was the disingenuousness of it all, really, that broke me first. And then, it was the people who said they were my friend just ghosting me as if I’d never been. I’m still not OK.

Crows Before Bros!

Been busy with the pins again— and it’s cat approved!

Detail of the bottom edge of the Annie shawl (another great vintage Knitty pattern) that I’m making for a friend.

Funny because true.

Say "Hello" to Olivier The Northern Hawk Owl. Very elusive, he spends most of his time, in the Boreal Forests of the Great White North. One of the most incredible hunters that I have ever witnessed.🦉 #NorthernHawkOwl #Birds #Owls #Photography #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #Sony #OntarioParks #Canada

Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀

Tonight’s paint for Wicked in the cinema! #makeup #facepaint #faceart

Because I injured my right index finger yesterday (a preventable accident with a hand blender; details on fb of you are friends with me there), I’m feeling grateful for being a) a lefty; and b) functionally ambidextrous today.

Joe always referred to The Telegraph as The Torygraph, and its position as a featured publication in Apple News+, a position I’m sure it pays for, duh, has been an irritant— but lately it seems increasingly like an American style propaganda machine.

Shawl in progress for my lovely friend Claire, who is not a social network kind of person. Schoppel-Wolle Zauber Flower in Belladonna; 8/0 glass beads; ChaiaoGoo 4mm circular needle. Pattern is from Knitty, Charmaine. knitty.com/ISSUEss18/PA...

Since I'm integrating multiple groups of friends here— You may know me from: • Filk • Second Life • Knitting • Writing • Fan-run conventions Gwen Enchanted is my Second Life name and my default Discord moniker. It occurred to me that most of you know me from other places, so I added the surname.

A little housekeeping: I've now divorced Xwitter.

Socks for my sister, finished a few days ago. Now they’re on blockers until I post them off to her later this week!

How it feels reconnecting with Twitter mutuals

You should probably get used to hearing this word a lot over the next few years.

OKAY by special request, here comes the encore performance of How Hans Christian Andersen Was a Bisexual Disaster.

Hello world. No idea how active I’ll be here, but since I’m leaving Twitter, I might as well branch out.