Our zany dog meets a Commedia Zanni. Hijinx ensue.

I'm supporting this magical, inspiring project, created in a local Devon woodland by my good friend Elizabeth-Jane Baldry (harpist & folklorist). The video explains what it's all about. Please contribute if you possibly can, and share to help spread the word. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/great-oak-...

Happy Birthday to the Centre for Fantasy & the Fantastic, a truly extraordinary community of scholars & creators. Here's the launch event from 4 years ago, with a fabulous talk by @ellenkushner.bsky.socialwww.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ltd...

Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic Launch (16 September 2020)

YouTube video by Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic

"In order to create there must be a dynamic force, and what force is more potent than love?" - Igor Stravinsky A misty morning in Devon. Lottie's companionship. Roses from my husband. A room full of love. It's been a hard month for reasons I won't go into, but it's time to create again.

Thank you to all who came to Chagford's first "Celebrating the Earth" event of the Autumn season. And to Elizabeth-Jane Baldry & Tom Fynn for an enchanting evening of music (on classical & Celtic harp), spoken word and the whisper of trees.... The next CtE event is on Thurs, 24 Oct. More info soon.

#Dartmoor friends: The autumn season of Celebrating the Earth begins in Chagford this week with a very special evening: Concert harpist & woodland keeper Elizabeth-Jane Baldry presents a programme of harp music, folklore & poetry inspired by oak trees. All are welcome.

I'm back from Scotland and back in the studio, slowly catching up on work and email. I'm glad I got to see so many friends at #WorldCon, and I apologise to those I somehow missed in the whirlwind of it all. The con was great - but it's also good to be home and to see this little face again.

Many thanks to all the good folks who ran @glasgow2024.bsky.social@amalelmohtar.com and all the others I shared various stages with. I loved every minute.

It's going to be hard getting on a train to Glasgow this week and leaving this girl behind (with my mother-in-law). Just look at that little face....

If you're going to #Glasgow2024, please look for the Dartmoor Mythic Arts exhibition featuring prints by Brian Froud, Wendy Froud, Alan Lee, Virginia Lee, Marja Lee Kruyt, David Wyatt, Rima Staines, Danielle Barlow, CS Saunders & me. Virginia Lee's painting here is one of 100+ images in the show.