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― Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire

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  • March 6, 2026

    Ar lath ma, vhenan (poetry)

    the beat of your heart

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  • March 6, 2026

    Are we pathetic or just hopelessly romantic? (poetry)

    raindrops caressed my palm

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  • February 23, 2026

    Slavic food and drinks

    Porridge was an important food. Slavs not only cooked it in water, but also in milk, or they at least added milk to it and also butter, and sweetened it with honey and fresh or dried fruit. Porridge was made from millet, but also different kinds of wheat, barley and oats. Rye was typically used…

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  • February 23, 2026

    Beginnings and expansion – brief summary

    Slavs mysteriously emerged in the 5.-6. century. Archeology for a long time searches where they came from and what was their original homeland, but the results are contradictory. And so they aren’t known until they began to expand and take over new lands. At the end of  the 5th century and in the first half…

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  • January 11, 2026

    Slavic beliefs about the world and universe

    Deeply rooted is the respect to mother earth. Earth wasn’t just an inanimate body, but a living being that nurtures all creatures like a mother. Grass is her hair, water streams are her veins, rocks are her bones. Humans prayed to her like to their sacred provider, they gave her offerings, they saw in her…

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  • November 2, 2025

    Morgan Daimler – The Raven Goddess

    If you’re afraid of learning some BS about this fascinating goddess, you don’t need to be. Even Lora O’Brien recommends Daimler’s books. The Raven goddess is focused on the Morrigan herself (the first book was more about her and her sisters). The author uses primary sources, research and their own experiences to help you reach…

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  • October 19, 2025

    steady beat (poetry)

    I watch you from afar

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  • October 10, 2025

    shapeshifter (poetry)

    I keep abandoning parts of myself

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  • October 9, 2025

    Morgan Daimler – The Morrigan: Meeting the Great Queens

    Well-researched book about The Morrigan and her sisters (and related goddesses). It’s a short one but packed with information for people who don’t know where to begin. I appreciate that the author draws on different sources and lets the reader explore their own experiences with the goddesses. That being said, the author does include a…

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  • September 28, 2025

    you will never know (poetry)

    I had a dream about you

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