Lu Hersey
@luwrites.bsky.social
I write books. Sometimes win awards. Crop circle chaser. Myth lover. Collector of folklore. Here for the magic. https://www.lu-hersey.com/ https://www.patreon.com/Writingthemagic
Some (possibly) useful rhymes for predicting the weather... www.patreon.com/posts/weathe...
Weather Lore | Writing the Magic
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November 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Some (possibly) useful rhymes for predicting the weather... www.patreon.com/posts/weathe...
Something about graveyards, Dion Fortune and what I did on Remembrance Sunday... open.substack.com/pub/luhersey...
A graveyard search
Yesterday I woke up to a beautiful golden dawn, and while taking a quick photo before it vanished, I got to thinking about Dion Fortune.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Something about graveyards, Dion Fortune and what I did on Remembrance Sunday... open.substack.com/pub/luhersey...
This is one of the best YA books I've ever read - strongly advise seizing this opportunity to grab a copy!
UK folks!
I am excited to see that ‘The Call’ reissue is included in Waterstones’ 25% off FLASH SALE on selected pre-ordered books this week! 😍🎉
Enter the code OCTOBER25 at the checkout to redeem your discount and pre-order your copy now.
Offer ends at 23.59 Friday 17th October.
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I am excited to see that ‘The Call’ reissue is included in Waterstones’ 25% off FLASH SALE on selected pre-ordered books this week! 😍🎉
Enter the code OCTOBER25 at the checkout to redeem your discount and pre-order your copy now.
Offer ends at 23.59 Friday 17th October.
ow.ly/OVe350XbaWf
The Call by Peadar O'Guilin | Waterstones
Buy The Call by Peadar O'Guilin from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This is one of the best YA books I've ever read - strongly advise seizing this opportunity to grab a copy!
Allantide gives you the opportunity to buy big read apples instead of halloween outfits. Which might be why the celebration has fallen out of fashion... www.patreon.com/posts/allant...
Allantide | Writing the Magic
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October 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Allantide gives you the opportunity to buy big read apples instead of halloween outfits. Which might be why the celebration has fallen out of fashion... www.patreon.com/posts/allant...
It's time to carve your mangelwurzels... open.substack.com/pub/luhersey...
Punkie Night
It's time to carve your mangelwurzels
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October 29, 2025 at 10:45 AM
It's time to carve your mangelwurzels... open.substack.com/pub/luhersey...
This is something about the enduring power of folklore stories... awfullybigblogadventure.blogspot.com/2025/10/folk...
Folklore into fiction - by Lu Hersey
Children's authors writers from the UK share thoughts on books and writing
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October 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
This is something about the enduring power of folklore stories... awfullybigblogadventure.blogspot.com/2025/10/folk...
Sunrise over Chapel Point. Will really miss this holiday cottage...
October 18, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Sunrise over Chapel Point. Will really miss this holiday cottage...
Morning beauty down on the Levels
October 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Morning beauty down on the Levels
Another local dragon story... www.patreon.com/posts/dragon...
The Dragon of Norton Fitzwarren | Writing the Magic
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October 7, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Another local dragon story... www.patreon.com/posts/dragon...
A post about the superstitions and folklore surrounding birth cauls... open.substack.com/pub/luhersey...
The birth caul - superstition and folklore
(trigger warning - contains details about keeping body parts)
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September 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
A post about the superstitions and folklore surrounding birth cauls... open.substack.com/pub/luhersey...
Lands like an angel #GreatEgret #HamWall
September 27, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Lands like an angel #GreatEgret #HamWall
Maybe the story holds an element of truth? www.patreon.com/posts/mermai...
The Mermaid of Zennor | Writing the Magic
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September 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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This is something I originally wrote about the equinox - which is tomorrow, if you're interested... awfullybigblogadventure.blogspot.com/2025/09/meas...
Measuring your life in geological time - by Lu Hersey
Children's authors writers from the UK share thoughts on books and writing
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September 19, 2025 at 6:47 AM
This is something I originally wrote about the equinox - which is tomorrow, if you're interested... awfullybigblogadventure.blogspot.com/2025/09/meas...
The horned hare - real or simply folklore? open.substack.com/pub/luhersey...
The mythical horned hare
(Lepus cornutus)
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September 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The horned hare - real or simply folklore? open.substack.com/pub/luhersey...
Weighing up the year as we head towards the shorter days and longer nights of winter... open.substack.com/pub/luhersey...
About the equinox and time passing
(or my version of the theory of relativity)
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September 16, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Weighing up the year as we head towards the shorter days and longer nights of winter... open.substack.com/pub/luhersey...
Yes, it's a bit cracked and grubby, but considering this ammonite is somewhere between 150 and 180 million years old, it isn't looking too shabby...(pulled it from the ground just now)
September 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Yes, it's a bit cracked and grubby, but considering this ammonite is somewhere between 150 and 180 million years old, it isn't looking too shabby...(pulled it from the ground just now)
Today (Wakes Monday) is the day of the Abbots Bromley Horn Dance. Wish I was there to see it...
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Abbots Bromley Horn Dance | Writing the Magic
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September 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Today (Wakes Monday) is the day of the Abbots Bromley Horn Dance. Wish I was there to see it...
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Something for beachcombers... open.substack.com/pub/luhersey...
SEA BEANS
The idea of finding treasure washed up on the beach is always exciting, and beachcombing along the tideline is something many of us enjoy.
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September 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Something for beachcombers... open.substack.com/pub/luhersey...
Another local dragon story....
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The Dinder Wyrm | Writing the Magic
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September 3, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Another local dragon story....
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Lucie finds me hilarious
August 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Lucie finds me hilarious
Can't help feeling America would be a better place without billionaires and evangelicals.
August 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Can't help feeling America would be a better place without billionaires and evangelicals.
Reposted by Lu Hersey
I don’t think they passed.
August 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I don’t think they passed.
Reposted by Lu Hersey
Why, you might ask, do the BBC and Sky News, casting their editorial guidelines to the wind, keep giving massive airtime to the far right, while shutting out leftwing voices? Don't their bosses understand the likely consequences?
Only one explanation now remains.
They do.
And it is what they want.
Only one explanation now remains.
They do.
And it is what they want.
August 28, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Why, you might ask, do the BBC and Sky News, casting their editorial guidelines to the wind, keep giving massive airtime to the far right, while shutting out leftwing voices? Don't their bosses understand the likely consequences?
Only one explanation now remains.
They do.
And it is what they want.
Only one explanation now remains.
They do.
And it is what they want.
A bit of weatherlore. Basically, the weather is about to change... www.patreon.com/posts/mares-...
Mares' tails | Writing the Magic
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August 25, 2025 at 10:12 AM
A bit of weatherlore. Basically, the weather is about to change... www.patreon.com/posts/mares-...
Something about the entities that apparently live in tin mines. (You can click on the post without having to subscribe - & subscription is free anyway 😁) open.substack.com/pub/luhersey...
Knockers, earth spirits in Cornish tin mines
Knockers are goblin like earth spirits that live in Cornish tin mines, respected by tin miners for as long as people have mined tin.
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August 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Something about the entities that apparently live in tin mines. (You can click on the post without having to subscribe - & subscription is free anyway 😁) open.substack.com/pub/luhersey...