Splinister
Maura McHughA weekly newsletter by Irish author Maura McHugh, musing on how the mythologies of the past and the obsessions of the present collide, interact, and affect our realities.
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Dear word explorer,
Last week’s cannibal CME did not produce much of an effect, sadly. It’s not a good time of the year for aurora borealis in the Northern Hemisphere, with longer days and the axial tilt of the Earth nodding towards the su...
aurora alert
Dear word explorer,
Older subscribers might remember a post I made back in May 2024 alerting people to a cannibal CME approaching the Earth, and that evening we had the most extraordinary northern lights, which were observed across the glo...
Siesta
Dear word explorer,
Thank you for the kind comments about my forthcoming novella, House of Wyrd, from PS Publishing, and especially your praise for the striking cover artwork by . Cheers to those of you who have already ordered the hardcop...
House of Wyrd
Dear word explorer,
Happy Friday and I’ve got news!
I am so pleased that my forthcoming novella, House of Wyrd, will be published by PS Publishing, as part of their Absinthe Imprint, which is overseen by Managing Editor, Marie O’Regan....
wandering
Dear word explorer,
I skipped a newsletter last week — a rare occurrence — because another creative project hijacked my mind-space. I re-routed my neuro-GPS and have returned.
‘The Lost Mind’ by Elihu Vedder, 1864–65.
For a long time I’v...
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Maura lives in Ireland, writes fiction and nonfiction across media, and is fascinated by the current intersection of art and technology and its effects on our experiences of reality. It's a weird world she loves to explore.
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