Terri Windling
@terriwindling.bsky.social
Writer, editor, artist, folklorist. Winner of ten World Fantasy Awards, the Mythopoeic Award (for The Wood Wife), the Bram Stoker Award, and the SFWA Solstice Award. Wanderer of the deep, dark forest of story in language and paint.
Dartmoor, Devon, UK
Dartmoor, Devon, UK
Friends and work colleagues: I'm still out of the office (due to a health issue), though working as much as I can from home. I'm doing my best to answer urgent work emails, but moving very slowly through the rest. Thank you for your patience while I get back on my feet.
November 4, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Friends and work colleagues: I'm still out of the office (due to a health issue), though working as much as I can from home. I'm doing my best to answer urgent work emails, but moving very slowly through the rest. Thank you for your patience while I get back on my feet.
Thank you to everyone who sent kind words and encouragement. I won't be on social media much while I'm dealing with this, but hope to be back soon. To those of you at the WFC, have a fabulous time. There are so many friends there I am deeply sorry to miss, and I hope we can reconnect in the future.
October 30, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Thank you to everyone who sent kind words and encouragement. I won't be on social media much while I'm dealing with this, but hope to be back soon. To those of you at the WFC, have a fabulous time. There are so many friends there I am deeply sorry to miss, and I hope we can reconnect in the future.
To colleagues in the fantasy field: I'm afraid I'm not going to the World Fantasy Convention after all. I'm dealing with a sudden health issue (not dangerous, don't worry, but urgent) and therefore cannot travel right now. I'm so sorry I won't be with you in Brighton, and hope you have a good time.
October 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
To colleagues in the fantasy field: I'm afraid I'm not going to the World Fantasy Convention after all. I'm dealing with a sudden health issue (not dangerous, don't worry, but urgent) and therefore cannot travel right now. I'm so sorry I won't be with you in Brighton, and hope you have a good time.
Goodmorning from me and Lottie.
October 17, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Goodmorning from me and Lottie.
The pagan-friendly Anglican church in my small, rural English village would have no problems with Episcopalians! Here, for example, is our vicar blessing a pagan Obby Oss (performed by my husband) before a Beltane procession: our annual pagan/Christian/all-faiths-and-no-faith May Day celebration.
October 16, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The pagan-friendly Anglican church in my small, rural English village would have no problems with Episcopalians! Here, for example, is our vicar blessing a pagan Obby Oss (performed by my husband) before a Beltane procession: our annual pagan/Christian/all-faiths-and-no-faith May Day celebration.
Good morning from Dartmoor, Charles. I hope all is well on your side of the world.
October 13, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Good morning from Dartmoor, Charles. I hope all is well on your side of the world.
Lottie sleeps on the studio sofa, snoring softly as I work. I can't rest today (deadlines, deadlines), so I've outsourced this job to her.
October 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Lottie sleeps on the studio sofa, snoring softly as I work. I can't rest today (deadlines, deadlines), so I've outsourced this job to her.
Good morning from me and Lottie, Charles. We hope you have a good weekend.
October 10, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Good morning from me and Lottie, Charles. We hope you have a good weekend.
"It's all a matter of paying attention, being awake in the present moment, and not expecting a huge payoff. The magic in this world seems to work in whispers and small kindnesses." - Charles de Lint
October 9, 2025 at 10:05 AM
"It's all a matter of paying attention, being awake in the present moment, and not expecting a huge payoff. The magic in this world seems to work in whispers and small kindnesses." - Charles de Lint
... And here's another fine novel retelling another classic fairy ballad from the Scottish border country:
October 9, 2025 at 6:19 AM
... And here's another fine novel retelling another classic fairy ballad from the Scottish border country:
"How is one to live a moral and compassionate existence when one finds darkness not only in one's culture but in oneself? There are simply no answers to some of the great pressing questions. You continue to live them out, making your life a worthy expression of leaning into the light." - Barry Lopez
October 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
"How is one to live a moral and compassionate existence when one finds darkness not only in one's culture but in oneself? There are simply no answers to some of the great pressing questions. You continue to live them out, making your life a worthy expression of leaning into the light." - Barry Lopez
For those on the other side of the moor, Emma will also be talking about Dartmoor myths & legends with author & broadcaster @smpierce.bsky.social on 9 October in Ashburton. To book tickets: www.dartmoortorsfestival.co.uk
October 8, 2025 at 12:07 PM
For those on the other side of the moor, Emma will also be talking about Dartmoor myths & legends with author & broadcaster @smpierce.bsky.social on 9 October in Ashburton. To book tickets: www.dartmoortorsfestival.co.uk
For those within traveling distance of #Dartmoor, this #nature & #folklore event is coming up in Chagford soon: a talk with Dartmoor historian & guide Emma Cunis, with art by Gina Hemery. Emma's people have lived on the moor for generations; her knowledge of this land is deep and wise.
October 8, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Due to the breadth and depth of this reading list, I've now discovered Marina Benjamin's extraordinary work. Thank you, thank you, thank you to Lily Dunn and Manchester U Press.
October 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Due to the breadth and depth of this reading list, I've now discovered Marina Benjamin's extraordinary work. Thank you, thank you, thank you to Lily Dunn and Manchester U Press.
In the aftermath of the weekend's storms, it's a bright and beautiful day here on Dartmoor. Following my dog through the autumn hills, I am reminded of all that is good in the world; and all that is worth the long work of preserving.
October 6, 2025 at 10:26 AM
In the aftermath of the weekend's storms, it's a bright and beautiful day here on Dartmoor. Following my dog through the autumn hills, I am reminded of all that is good in the world; and all that is worth the long work of preserving.
Good morning from Dartmoor, Charles, where the intensely stormly weather of the weekend has passed and all is calm again.
October 6, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Good morning from Dartmoor, Charles, where the intensely stormly weather of the weekend has passed and all is calm again.
Storm Amy has landed here in Devon, with a bit of rain and a whole lot of wind. We've been warned of power cuts, so if I disappear from the Internet that will be why. (I don't use a mobile phone, so depend on computer access.) Good luck to friends in areas where the storm is worse than this.
October 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Storm Amy has landed here in Devon, with a bit of rain and a whole lot of wind. We've been warned of power cuts, so if I disappear from the Internet that will be why. (I don't use a mobile phone, so depend on computer access.) Good luck to friends in areas where the storm is worse than this.
May your weekend also be a good one, Charles.
October 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM
May your weekend also be a good one, Charles.
It's the first of the month. Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit. (But what the heck happened to September? I could swear it had only just started....)
October 1, 2025 at 11:20 AM
It's the first of the month. Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit. (But what the heck happened to September? I could swear it had only just started....)
Local friends and those within traveling distance of Dartmoor: Please join us for a very special Celebrating the Earth event:
Hope Dies Last, an evening with the bestselling American author Alan Weisman, one of our most important writers on humans’ relationship with the Earth. #naturewriting
Hope Dies Last, an evening with the bestselling American author Alan Weisman, one of our most important writers on humans’ relationship with the Earth. #naturewriting
September 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Local friends and those within traveling distance of Dartmoor: Please join us for a very special Celebrating the Earth event:
Hope Dies Last, an evening with the bestselling American author Alan Weisman, one of our most important writers on humans’ relationship with the Earth. #naturewriting
Hope Dies Last, an evening with the bestselling American author Alan Weisman, one of our most important writers on humans’ relationship with the Earth. #naturewriting
Lottie and I wish the same for you, Charles. 🙂
September 26, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Lottie and I wish the same for you, Charles. 🙂
Lottie dozing on the studio sofa while I work at my desk nearby. She's growing up to be such a good studio dog.
September 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Lottie dozing on the studio sofa while I work at my desk nearby. She's growing up to be such a good studio dog.
If you can't make it to Chagford on the 17th, Emma will also be talking about her new book (Dartmoor Myths & Legends) with
@smpierce.bsky.social (author of Rock Idols: A Guide to Dartmoor in 28 Tors) in Ashburton on the other side of the moor on 9 October:
@smpierce.bsky.social (author of Rock Idols: A Guide to Dartmoor in 28 Tors) in Ashburton on the other side of the moor on 9 October:
September 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
If you can't make it to Chagford on the 17th, Emma will also be talking about her new book (Dartmoor Myths & Legends) with
@smpierce.bsky.social (author of Rock Idols: A Guide to Dartmoor in 28 Tors) in Ashburton on the other side of the moor on 9 October:
@smpierce.bsky.social (author of Rock Idols: A Guide to Dartmoor in 28 Tors) in Ashburton on the other side of the moor on 9 October:
For those within traveling distance of Dartmoor, this #nature & #folklore event is coming up in Chagford next month: a talk with Dartmoor historian & walking guide Emma Cunis, with art by Gina Hemery. Emma's people have lived on the moor for generations; her knowledge of this land is deep and wise.
September 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM