Patricia Furstenberg, Author of Historical Fiction, Kids Books
Travel Through Stories
“Indeterminate in Autumn” is a poem I wrote in response to the visual prompt of an alien head sitting on E.T.’s head placed atop a Chewbacca mug. “Indeterminate in Autumn” was shortlisted for Autumn Writing Prize on Visual Verse.
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Let’s celebrate with stories this month of November, nicknamed Brumar in Romanian, the Frosty Month. I think it’s often overlooked in our anticipation of Saint Nicholas and the rush for evergreen trees and towards Christmas, the hope of another New Year.
There are a few stories I’d like to share with you this November.
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Sumedru’s Sacred Fires mark the beginning of pastoral winter and you can see them dancing in the heart of the night if you travel through the southwest of Romania, namely Oltenia or western Wallachia.
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Discover this October an old spider tale from Romanian folklore that crawled here from an ancient book by Tudor Pamfile, a 19th-century Romanian writer and folklorist.
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Whimsy, Lost in the Moors is published on Erato Magazine!
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