Author Archives: Francesca De Grandis

Gaia Loves Her Worms:How to Have a Worm Farm in Your Own Home

Vermiculture: Make inexpensive organic fertilizer at home using kitchen scraps. Continue reading

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Recent Dye Art Projects; Also Free-form Three-Dimensional Beadweaving

Vintage scraps, bones from an outhouse, and other stuff I use for art. Continue reading

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My Life Is a Poem, an Allegory

My life is a poem, an allegory thrust upon me, a mischief by benevolent Chaos Gods, a myth I try to decipher. I am God’s beloved recalcitrant brat. Continue reading

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Alethea and the Chariot, Part Three: Prayer of Release

Alethea and the Chariot, Part Three: The Faerie Warrior’s Prayer of Release. Short story fiction. Fantasy. Urban Faerie tale. Allegory. Continue reading

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Alethea and the Chariot, Part Two: The Faerie Mask

Alethea and the Chariot, Part Two: The Faerie Mask. Short story fiction. Fantasy. Urban Faerie tale. Allegory. Continue reading

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Domestic Elf Pendant: Fantasy Dye Art Project

On days off, Santa’s elf is a domestic elf, and needs a bit of fantasy jewelry: Domestic Elf Pendant; Fantasy Dye Art Project Continue reading

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Alethea and the Chariot

Alethea and the Chariot: Preparing for the Battle in Faerie. Short story fiction. Fantasy. Urban Faerie tale. Allegory. Continue reading

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Cluck ‘Ol Hen & June Apple, Mandolin, Vocal, Guitar

Cluck ‘Ol Hen & June Apple, mandolin, vocal, guitar. Taking a few minutes to kick back mid busyness! Continue reading

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Wildwood Flower Mandolin & Vocal

Francesca De Grandis kicking back a moment, with Wildwood Flower on mandolin, vocal, and guitar Continue reading

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Welcoming Newbies

Part 1 in a series on supporting newcomers in your spiritual community. Continue reading

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