by Laura Shepard Townsend | Blog, Destiny's Consent, Gypsies, Magic, On Writing, Story Telling, The Other World, The Rom
Many years ago, my psyche delivered a story to me; I woke with rudimentary threads beguiling — oracles, Venice, gypsies, water, tarot cards. Storytelling is an ancient art, the psyche weaving happenstance and folk wisdom to electrify those listening. When I...
by Laura Shepard Townsend | Blog, Destiny's Consent, On Writing, Reviews
One day, mid-December, William, a friend of mine called from New York. After brief pleasantries he got right down to business. “Hey, I was wondering if you could send me a signed copy of your book? I’d like to give it to my mother as a...
by Laura Shepard Townsend | On Writing
Writing is a summoning of Muses, and to do so, I have a Writing Table that is my altar to the Infinite for I believe this is where Story originates… There are also indicators for mindfulness. Inset within the wood of my desk, a Monk consults a Holy Scroll...
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