Author Archives: Francesca De Grandis

I Need Help with My New Book

I need help with my new book. Indie culture relies on community support. It frightens me to ask for help. But I wrote “Share My Insanity” to be of service. Continue reading

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What May Sarton Said

Late night thoughts, exhausted, fighting the flu. Exhausted by daily terror. If you’re lucky enough to publish, you’re not supposed to complain about it. But where there is great light, there will be great dark. Continue reading

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Alethea, Part Four: The World Tree

Alethea, Part Four: The World Tree. Short story fiction. Fantasy. Urban Faerie tale. Allegory. Continue reading

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Dedicated to my community

The dedication page to my almost-to-be-book reads: “Dedicated to my community.” I am so happy, I am not sure words can express it, but I’ll try.
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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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