Also reintroducing Field Notes for Storytellers, which is still available here: csmaccath.store/b/fieldnotes... #folkloristics #folklore #writing #storytelling

I've made new trailers for my EPs and thought I'd reintroduce them today. Shatter and Rise was a pandemic project comprised of songs I had written over many years but never recorded. Find the EP here: csmaccath.bandcamp.com/album/shatte... #MusicSky #Folk #FolkMusic #FolkMusician

I've made new trailers for my EPs and thought I'd reintroduce them today. The Folklore & Fiction Ballads comes out of my 2019-2023 Folklore & Fiction podcast and the traditional songs I sang for it. Find the EP here: csmaccath.bandcamp.com/album/the-fo... #MusicSky #Folk #FolkMusic #FolkMusician

My latest short video discusses the many ways we tell and once told stories and some of the ways folklore scholars think about narrative transmission. #THESTORYTELLERSGUIDETOFOLKLORE #folkloristics #folklore #AcademicSky

My latest short video discusses the many ways we tell and once told stories and some of the ways folklore scholars think about narrative transmission. #THESTORYTELLERSGUIDETOFOLKLORE #folkloristics #folklore #AcademicSky

TFW the song in your head is the one you're writing... I'm working on the music for my third EP while I finish writing SGF. It will be titled "Lead On, Wild God," and I'm presently working on a track titled "Prayer of the Living." Hopefully ready for release early next year.

On this International Women's Day and always, I honour my grandmothers: Norma June Duvall, Ormazinda Crisp, Sarilda Mays, Maragret Slusher, Nancy Ann Wade, Hannah Jones, Frances Bohannon, Ruth Barnes, Mary Knowles, and all of my foremothers before them. (Pictured: Norma June Duvall)

I just joined a couple of Discords for musicians. Two things happened right away. One guy asked me if he could cover one of my songs (for free) and another person tried to friend me as a prelude to a scam. If you're a musician, be careful how you interact and what you share on these platforms, okay?

I have discovered Princess Maddy Doggo will be the goodest girl that ever gooded for the mere hope that I might share my sourdough toast with her. (Recent pic for context.)

I had a moment of confusion as I thought about what books I would highlight for World Book Day and then decided upon four. I'm reading three of them and writing the fourth. Here they are: #WorldBookDay

I hope the rest of Canada follows the excellent example of B.C. and Manitoba in this. Hormone therapy is vital medication for women in perimenopause and menopause, and it is indeed expensive.

A few photos from our well-attended rally for arts and culture today. I had Maddy with me, so my photos aren't great, but I was glad to see so many people so engaged with the problem. #AtlanticCanada #NovaScotia

The March 2026 Folkbyte was mailed to subscribers overnight, with insights into the Ritual chapter of THE STORYTELLER'S GUIDE TO FOLKLORE, publication news, and other insights. Read it here: csmaccath.com/march2026

The March 2026 Folkbyte was mailed to subscribers overnight, with insights into the Ritual chapter of THE STORYTELLER'S GUIDE TO FOLKLORE, publication news, and other insights. Read it here: csmaccath.com/march2026

I'm presently recording poor VHS audio (the video has degraded) of a 1980s UK TV production about stone circles, people who paint their experiences with extraterrestrial orgies, and mail-order medical maggot kits. I've reached peak #folklorist.

Delighted to report that I have two new poems in Literary Vegan, a small press journal dedicated to publishing literature in line with ethical vegan values. You'll find them here: www.litvegan.net/2026/03/poet... #vegan #poetry

This evening, I took part in a letter-writing campaign hosted by On the Same Page Books to ask that Nova Scotia MLA Dianne Timmins and Premier Tim Houston vote against proposed budget cuts to museums and literary arts in the province. These are my letters. #NovaScotia #AtlanticCanada

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An update on SGF and an introduction to two of the books I'm citing in the Ritual chapter. #STORYTELLERSGUIDETOFOLKLORE #FolkloreScholar #FolkloreStudies #AgentedAuthor #AuthorLife www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fW5...

Writing with my favourite person from the The Farmer's Daughter today while electricians have the power off at the house. This is my workspace, with the Cape Breton mountains just outside those windows. #amwriting

I’ll be going live in about 6 hours (at 6pm CST) for my next #Twitch #music stream as part of the #CulturalExchangeRaidTrain! What would you like to hear? Come tell me! www.twitch.tv/apryl_knight #HurdyGurdy #piano #ToyPiano #flute #SomaTerra #SomaEnner #synthesizer #looping #harp #BowedPsaltery

An update on SGF and an introduction to two of the books I'm citing in the Ritual chapter. #STORYTELLERSGUIDETOFOLKLORE #FolkloreScholar #FolkloreStudies #AgentedAuthor #AuthorLife www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fW5...

I saw an Internet meme a couple of weeks ago that read "You know it's a bad sign when the folk music is good again." Folklorist/musician Ceallaigh was like "Ain't that the truth?" So I dedicated this month's Special Dispatch to the topic. Read it here: csmaccath.com/voicesandgui... #folkloristics

I saw an Internet meme a couple of weeks ago that read "You know it's a bad sign when the folk music is good again." Folklorist/musician Ceallaigh was like "Ain't that the truth?" So I dedicated this month's Special Dispatch to the topic. Read it here: csmaccath.com/voicesandgui... #folkloristics

If you're nominating for the Hugos, might I recommend to your attention "A Mouth Full of Stones"? I'm very proud of the story and pleased with the home it found in The Daily Tomorrow.

Shovelled out from the weekend snow storm this morning and brought wood in for the stove. I'm finishing the F&F Special Dispatch coming out Wednesday; an essay rooted in topical ethnomusicology. (read: contemporary folk music). Hope you're well.

Happy Valentine's Day to the person whose faith in my words has never wavered. The books are coming, Sean. I promise.

Morning, lovelies! I offer you the February Folkbyte newsletter, a week late but smartly dressed nonetheless. You'll find it here: csmaccath.com/february2026

Realized I haven't shared an altar shot in a while, and I have an impulse to share my material culture-rich, Pagan view of the sacred today. May the candles be lit in your own sacred space, and may you be a conduit for the numinous.

Gods. I probably got the email telling me it was Bandcamp Friday, but my head is buried in family and child folklore right now, so I spaced it. Anyway, here is my favourite of my own (admittedly few) songs. Hope you like it! csmaccath.bandcamp.com/track/shatte...

I'm on a deadline for The Storyteller's Guide to Folklore but can't discuss the particulars until I have a book contract in hand, which will be at least three months from now. As a result, the February Folkbyte newsletter will be delayed by a week, but the Special Dispatch should be on time. Cheers!

Wishing you all a blessed Imbolc. In keeping with my own Imbolc tradition, I made the candles I will use in the next year for sacred purposes. Here's a glimpse of the process. What you can't see are the essential oil blends I used: 1:1 juniper/sage, and 3:1 lavender/peppermint.

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Using this awesome, myth-inspired metal in the "Curse" chapter of The Storyteller's Guide to Folklore. Thought I'd share it with you.

Sent a poem out the door today. I find when I'm writing poetry or lyrics, the best way to get me past the sticky bits is to hand-write each line until it "clicks" in my brain. Fare thee well, wee poem! Send good news from the wide, blue world.

I've been thinking a lot lately about how global political upheaval is overshadowing critical climate crisis discussions. It was tough at the best of times to get government and the media to have honest conversations about the climate crisis, but now these discussions are often completely eclipsed.

An important discussion of CBS' shift from climate crisis reporting to lifestyle and cultural debates. Framing is important, and CBS has been a trusted news source my entire life. But as CBS leadership is shifting rightward, its trustworthiness should not be taken for granted any longer.

There's so much to love about the new Star Trek Academy. Nahla Ake as a representation of mature women in power, her acknowledgement that the students have inherited a problem they didn't cause (a nod to the climate crisis), the effortless diversity of the show. I really like it. #StarTrek

I rarely post about politics anymore because I doubt the value of social media. But for those of you who see this note, I stand with Minnesota. I stand for pluralism. I stand for all of us making the world work together and then together saving the Earth, which needs our wisdom so much right now.

There is still time to register for the FREE virtual OCLS Writer’s Conference taking place all weekend. Agents & editors are teaching classes. Catch my session tomorrow at 12:00 pm EST: How To Write A Query Register Now: attend.ocls.org/event/14901353

This month's Special Dispatch is a discussion of the Maggie Wall Witch Monument near Dunning in Perth. I visited the monument in November and found the votive offerings there interesting from a folkloristic perspective. Read it here: csmaccath.com/astone... #scotland #witches #folkloristics

This month's Special Dispatch is a discussion of the Maggie Wall Witch Monument near Dunning in Perth. I visited the monument in November and found the votive offerings there interesting from a folkloristic perspective. Read it here: csmaccath.com/astone... #scotland #witches #folkloristics

I was up at sunrise to attend an Eco-Mythology Winter Symposium on Brussels time and snapped this photo while the kettle was heating up. What a fitting way to begin the day.

New publication date: 'Stories of the Stones: Imagining Prehistory in Britain, Ireland, and Brittany' will be published by Reaktion Books in the UK on 13 April. Pre-order through your favourite bookseller! #BookSky

Not certain why I never read C.J. Cherryh's Morgaine series back in the day, but I'm about to finish it now, and it's a masterpiece. I'm so taken with Morgaine and Vanye, but I especially like Chei as a villain. So utterly unreliable and so utterly convincing.

Many thanks to Emilia Leese and the Think Like a Vegan podcast for giving me the opportunity to discuss my PhD research project. I hope it's of help to researchers and activists alike. #vegan #veganism

Issue 4, Autumn 2025 of THE DAILY TOMORROW went out over the weekend, in which editor Jeffrey Sun had kind things to say about "A Mouth Full of Stones." Find the issue here: dailytomorrow.substa...

The January 2026 Folkbyte is posted, with news of my work, archival poetry, and a Gaelic blessing of the season from the Carmina Gadelica. Find it here: csmaccath.com/januar...

Hey, SpecList! Would it be helpful for me to set up a feed for new releases? I'm looking for a way to read in advance of awards season, and I thought it might be helpful to set something up that authors/publishers could contribute to when a novel, short story, poem, etc. is released. Your thoughts?

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