Reading Over the Weekend: Flights of Fancy by Sally Cronin #SallyCronin

Reading over the weekend with Patricia Furstenberg

This weekend, I’m stepping into the imaginative world of Sally Cronin with Flights of Fancy, an entertaining collection of eleven stories where murder can raise a smile, love survives beyond loss, and even a parrot can change someone’s life!

15/11/202204/11/2022

Indeterminate in Autumn, a Poem

“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.

01/11/202208/10/2023

November Stories, Brumar, the Frosty Month

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.

25/10/202208/10/2023

Sumedru’s Sacred Fires, the Beginning of Pastoral Winter

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.

17/10/202217/10/2022

An Old Spider Tale from Romanian Folklore

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.