Legends and Legendary Creatures, the A-Z List!

April's #AtoZChallenge explored many legends and legendary creatures from around the world. I learned a ton doing this: about creatures I'd never heard of or only vaguely knew of, about many interesting folklore tales and how they came to be, and about fossils of monstrous creatures that once lived. Many of you really enjoyed the posts, …

Xana the Mysterious Beauty #AtoZChallenge

This is part of the A-to-Z blog challenge for April. My theme is legends and legendary creatures (both real and fiction). I hope you enjoy following along! Xana The xana is found in Spain's Asturian mythology. She is a creature of extraordinary beauty, believed to live in fountains, rivers, waterfalls or forested regions with pure water. She …

Wolfsbane, What’s The Big Deal? #AtoZChallenge

This is part of the A-to-Z blog challenge for April. My theme is legends and legendary creatures (both real and fiction). I hope you enjoy following along! Wolfsbane, What It Is If you've ever watched any sort of horror movie or TV show, then no doubt you've heard Wolfsbane mentioned. Said to be a dangerous substance …

River Vampire Fish, Yes it’s real #AtoZChallenge

This is part of the A-to-Z blog challenge for April. My theme is legends and legendary creatures (both real and fiction). I hope you enjoy following along! Vampire Fish It's official name is Payara, but many like to refer to it as a vampire fish because of...well, I think it's pretty obvious. 😉 (above is a …

Urayuli the Hairy Beast! #AtoZChallenge

This is part of the A-to-Z blog challenge for April. My theme is legends and legendary creatures (both real and fiction). I hope you enjoy following along! Urayuli Urayuli are mythical creatures said to live in the woodland areas of southwestern Alaska. Stories describe them as 10 feet tall with long shaggy fur and luminescent eyes. Their long, …

My Springfield Trip!

Once we left the borders of New England there was no such thing as decaf iced coffee. Every place we stopped at along the main highway said they couldn’t make it. My mother’s famous words to them: “Do you have decaf coffee?” “Yes.” “Do you have ice?” “Yes.” “Then we’ll make it ourselves.”

CHARACTER ABUSE

I am bringing attention to something which many writers have overlooked. But when you’re the reader or viewer having to face this problem, you know what I mean. It’s time we brought awareness to this epidemic I call: “Character Abuse!” Words from a distraught fan who’s tired of great characters getting abused. *my furious face* …