#gailyinthedark

[camlannpod]

Okay I don't know if this is a good place to ask, sorry if it's random or annoying! I'm trying to learn Welsh for study purposes (goal: read Mabinogi) and I'm wondering if y'all can recommend any welsh-language podcasts or audiobooks? Especially medieval-adjacent ones, because brain gremlins. Thanks! (I hope this isn't annoying.)

Hey! Not annoying at all, it makes me so so happy when people ask this question!! Welsh is still an endangered language and a really underappreciated literary culture, please learn and read Welsh and tell other people about it!

Now I've had this ask before but the Tumblr search function continues to be garbage so I'm just gonna start again.

The Learn Welsh Podcast is super useful, as is Y Podleidiad Dysgu Cymraeg from BBC Radio Cymru. You could also check out Doctoriaid Cymraeg.

The fiction podcast We Know None has a little Welsh language in it, as does @ethicstownpod. And Gather the Suspects, Seren and Chain of Being are all from Welsh creators, so I recommend them!

Audiobooks are a bit trickier - because Welsh is endangered there aren't as many. This said, the bookshop Y Lolfa is an amazing Welsh language book store that has a few Welsh language audiobooks, and you can access it online. It also looks like Audible has a 'Welsh language' section of audiobooks - a quick glance and I think the books by Colin Jones should be a good start. They're fantasy rather than real mythology but designed for learners.

Always check the reviews, as sadly due to Welsh not being as widely spoken as it once was, sometimes these things will be made with bad pronunciation / mistakes, and might take you down the wrong track.

Also just a note - the original language of the Mabinogion is Medieval Welsh, which is quite different to modern Welsh. However you can find translations of it into modern Welsh and English.

And finally - it's not an audibook, but there is now a Welsh language edition of The Hobbit, Yr Hobyd, if you want to try that!

Happy learning, thank you for the ask!

[an-ruraiocht]

I asked about Ulster Cycle and Mabinogion translations a bit ago and just wanted to thank you for the rec because my copy of Sioned Davies' Mabinogion just arrived and it is AWESOME. The notes on cultural context and such, oh my gosh. Great happiness over here.

oh yay have fun. it's a great read. lovely balance of closeness to text and actual readability for a modern audience

[queer-ragnelle]

I recently found your page of Arthurian sources and started working my way through it, and wanted to send my thanks--it's so helpful both for reading material and as a guide to works I'd like to track down a hard copy of eventually. Much appreciated! 💐

you’re so welcome! i’m continually adding to it so definitely check back periodically to see what’s new. if there are any texts you’re looking for that aren’t listed, i can try to find them to add, just let me know. :^)

[lewistheeditor]

I didn’t quite manage this either, but...

I’ve taken more baths this year than perhaps in my whole life. I get now why having your body surrounded by cozy warmth is good for your soul.

I have more clothes that I like this year than I ever have. I would never, ever judge someone on what they wear, but it’s not about other people. It’s that I get now why wearing clothes that you *like*, that *fit* is good for your soul. It’s that I actually care about the physical side of life a bit now.

I went to sleep early, without phone scrolling, without book reading, without brain circling, for more nights this year than I ever have. It was not many nights, and I think sleep will take many years to settle down. But there was something I was able to let go of that let me just be in bed. Some realization that just *being* in bed was the part that was good for the soul.

There’s still a part of me that cries out for the mental stimulation of all the languages and all the books and all the skills. But for right here and right now, the language of my body is a delightful one, and very rich and complex. Much to learn.

i was going to learn 12 languages, read 250 books and learn 75 new skills this year what happened

[gawrkin]

I Believe it's now over a Year since I've joined Tumblr

First of All

THANK YOU so much to all My Followers and Mutuals!

I wish I could mention all my 99 followers, but I felt it was too unwieldy so I'll just settle for keeping it small:

Thank you very much to:

@cesarescabinet @sanddef @0rions-belt @fairyhagmother

@mistoffeleesisawitch @moirailsupport @taliesin-the-bored @dullyn

@gailyinthedark @enjoyerofstories @rainbluealoekitten @a-funeral-pyre

@agravaineoforkney @gingersnaptaff @sagewiththyme @emperorcandy @nukethebees

@jimmythejiver @oneshoulderangel @salomania @wandrenowle

@wildbasil @sickfreaksirkay @liminalpsych @neapolitangirl

And Shoutouts to:

@tiodolma @delphiniumpacificguinevere @the-king-and-the-druidess @thesquireinvictus

@adhd-merlin @joemerl @gellavonhamster

and many, many more!

With special thanks to:

@queer-ragnelle - who's Arthurian Preservation Project was the best resource that I was fortunate enough to discover. (You should go check it out HERE)

SO... a whole year has passed since I've joined Tumblr and wow, I didn't think I would come to love blogging here; I don't really engage with social media much at all, even now. But here, it's different. I first came to Tumblr because of my growing obsession with the Arthurian Tradition - something that had been growing for a long time since I was still in High school. Back then, I was also a freak for folklore and mythology. And having since come here, I think it's helped me a lot, both in my personal life and with my obsession with Arthuriana. The community here is wonderful and comfortable to talk about our little niche

With all that said, I thank you to all who've liked and reblogged my posts and, trust me I've got PLENTY MORE things to show and talk about King Arthur and his mythos.

So, I hope I can continue blogging about our favorite knights and ladies at Camelot for the forseeable future.

Finally, to cap off

I wish you all love, peace and happiness no matter what

[inklings-challenge]

Inklings Challenge 2024: Team Lewis

It is time to officially announce the members of Team Lewis for the 2024 Inklings Challenge

Members of Team Lewis are challenged to write a science fiction or fantasy story within the Christian worldview that fits into one of these two genres:

Portal Fantasy: Stories where someone from the real world explores a new world

Space Travel: Stories about traveling through space or exploring other planets

These genres are open to interpretation, and creativity is encouraged. You can use either or both of the prompts within your story, or if you’re feeling ambitious, you can write multiple stories.

Members of Team Lewis are also asked to use at least one of the following seven Christian themes to inspire some part of their story.

Admonish the sinner

Instruct the ignorant

Counsel the doubtful

Comfort the sorrowful

Bear wrongs patiently

Forgive all injuries

Pray for the living and the dead

Writers are challenged to complete and post their story to a tumblr blog by October 21, 2024, though they are encouraged to post earlier if they finish their story before that date. There is no maximum or minimum word limit. Writers who have not completed their stories before the deadline are encouraged to post whatever they have written by October 21st and post the remainder at a later date. Writers are also welcome to post the entire story after the deadline.

Posting the Stories

All stories will be reblogged and archived on the main Inklings Challenge blog. To assist with organization, writers should tag their posts as follows:

Mention the main Challenge blog @inklings-challenge somewhere within the body of the post (which will hopefully alert the Challenge blog).

Tag the story #inklingschallenge, to ensure it shows up in the Challenge tag, and make it more likely that the Challenge blog will find it.

Tag the team that the author is writing for: #team lewis, #team tolkien, or #team chesterton. 

Tag the genre the story falls under: #genre: portal fantasy, #genre: space travel, #genre: secondary world, #genre: time travel, #genre: intrusive fantasy, #genre: earth travel

Tag any themes that were used within the story: #theme: admonish, #theme: instruct, #theme: counsel, #theme: comfort, #theme: patience, #theme: forgive, #theme: pray

Tag the completion status of the story: #story: complete or #story: unfinished

Team Members

The writers assigned to Team Lewis are:

@ashknife

@asjdklfeuwqoi

@atlantic-riona

@awesomebutunpractical

@bean-with-a-blog

@beneathascorpionsky

@butahumbleguest

@caffeinecath

@caitriona-3

catrina

@challenger2013

@confetti-cat

@cygnascrimbles

@dimsilver

@ettawritesnstudies

@for-the-writing-artist

@freenarnian

@friedwritinggamingghost

@gailyinthedark

@ghostrider-02

@glassheadcanon

@greater-than-the-sword

@heepthecheep

@lady-larklight

@ladyphlogiston

@lauravanarendonkbaugh

@leseigneurdufeu

@littlegirl-arise

@magpie-trove

@muse-write

@n1ghtcrwler

@nervousbookmouse

@on-noon

@onewingedsparrow

@popcornfairy28

@rachellesedai

@saxifrage-wreath

@scarvenartist

@septembersung

@siena-sevenwits

@aussie-the-hedgehog

@tzarina-alexandra

@unquietfaith

@windwardrose

Writing resources, including the Challenge overview, FAQ, writing prompts, and discussions of the genres are available at the Inklings Challenge Directory. Any writers with further questions can contact the Inklings Challenge blog for guidance.

Welcome to the Inklings Challenge, everyone! Now go forth and create!

[siena-sevenwits]

Goodness of the day:

Saw the doctor. I'm grateful I can. Went pretty normally.

Bought a couple of Christmas presents. That's good - I'm behind.

Had supper with my mom at Smitty's. I had cajun tacos, she had a breakfasty sort of dish. I love her, and love her company. She told me I am a good writer and she hopes I write something I 'll be really happy with.

Chatted with @gailyinthedark - my good, kind friend.

Chapel visit after dark.

Read a little.

My brother mentioned we might Saltmarsh this evening? I really hope so. It would really do me good tonight.

<3 Love you lot.

[lewistheeditor]

5 things that make me happy, tagged by @heartintherye

1. I look in a cookbook. There is a chocolate cake. It looks beautiful. It’s gonna taste beautiful one day. Its meaning is beautiful. Even the cookbook itself smells beautiful.

2. Another warm body. I run cold, like all the time. There is something in life that I never really understood until I hugged my partner for the first time, and felt a warm body all around mine.

3. Onions sizzling. The smell, the crackle noises, the knowledge that something tasting fucking amazing is coming up soon. The feeling of simultaneous health and pleasure.

4. When the student finally *gets* it. Many of my students work so hard for so long, and when it finally comes to them it’s such a joy.

5. Similarly, yoga, and when my body finally *gets* it. When something I struggled with for so long actually works fluidly and easily, and feels SO GOOD.

@gailyinthedark and @katsuki-king-of-twinks , if you feel like doing this.

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@gailyinthedark

[inklings-challenge]

2024 Inklings Challenge Participants List

This is an ongoing list of writers who have expressed interest in participating in the 2024 Inklings Challenge. I will be updating this list until October 1st, 2024, at which date everyone on the list will be assigned to one of the three Challenge Teams.

I have erred on the side of including people, so if you’re on the list and you do not want to participate, let me know and I’ll remove you. And it’s very possible I’ve missed names in the shuffle, so if you’re not on the list and you do want to participate, let me know so I can add you.

@afairmaiden

@agirlbelovedbygod

@allieinarden

@allisonreader

@anipologist

@apieters

@artist-issues

@ashknife

@asjdklfeuwqoi

@atlantic-riona

@aussie-the-hedgehog

@awesomebutunpractical

@bean-with-a-blog

@beneathascorpionsky

@bunnyscar

@butahumbleguest

@butterflies-and-bumble-bees

@bytes-and-blessings

@caffeinecath

@caitriona-3

@called-kept

@casa-anachar

@catkin-morgs-kookaburralover

catrina

@challenger2013

@clarythericebot

@confetti-cat

@courage-is-when-we-face-our-fear

@cygnascrimbles

@dearlittlefandom-stalker

@dimsilver

@dragonladyzarz

@dragonteaandfairyhoney

@drharleyquinn-medicinewoman

@edgeladyramblings

@ellakas

@e-louise-bates

@esters-notepad

@enjoliquej

evanard

@ettawritesnstudies

@fairytale-lights

@fictionadventurer

@find-the-path

@flightsoffancyonpaperwings

@for-the-writing-artist

@frangipani-wanderlust

@freenarnian

@friedwritinggamingghost

@frominsidetheblanketfort

@gailyinthedark

@galahadiant

@ghostrider-02

@glassheadcanon

@greater-than-the-sword

@healerqueen

@heepthecheep

@herbofgraceandpeace

@humanradiojmp

@icwasher

@iminlovewithpercyjackson

@incomingalbatross

@kanerallels

@katiethedane12

@kazeharuhime

@lady-larklight

@ladyminaofcamelot

@ladyphlogiston

@larissa-the-scribe

@lauravanarendonkbaugh

@leseigneurdufeu

@lilaccatholic

@littlegirl-arise

@lover-of-the-starkindler

@lydiahosek

@magpie-trove

@maltheniel

@melliabee

@mels-library

@muse-write

@n1ghtcrwler

@nervousbookmouse

@novelmonger

@novice-at-everything

@o-lei-o-lai-o-lord

@onewingedsparrow

@on-noon

@plainshobbit

@phoebeamorryce

@physicsgoblin

@popcornfairy28

@queenlucythevaliant

@quill-driver08

@rachellesedai

@ravenpuffheadcanons

@rosesnvines

@rowenabean

@sashakielman

@saxifrage-wreath

@scarvenartist

@screwtornadowarningsimsouthern

@secretariatess

@secret--psalms--saturn

@septembersung

@shakespearean-fish

@shaylalaloohoohoo

@shiningshenanigans

@siena-sevenwits

@simplyghosting

@siriusfan13

@solovei-solovey

@starknightgirl

@stealingmyplaceinthesun

@supreme-leader-stoatstoat

@swinging-stars-from-satellites

@taleweaver-ramblings

@thalioneledhwen

@thebirdandhersong

@thefinaljediknight

@thegreenleavesofspring

@thelayofsolmonath

@tzarina-alexandra

@ughnofreeusernames

@unquietfaith

@weird7habburger

@why-bless-your-heart

@wikipedianna

@wildlyironicbee

@windwardrose

@zelda-was-here

[inklings-challenge]

Team Tolkien 2023

Announcing the 2023 Inklings Challenge team assignments!

Members of Team Tolkien are challenged to write a science fiction or fantasy story within the Christian worldview that fits into one of these two genres:

Secondary World Fantasy: Stories that takes place in an imaginary realm that’s completely separate from our world

Time Travel: Stories exploring technology that allows travel through time

These genres are open to interpretation, and creativity is encouraged.You can use either or both of the prompts within your story, or if you’re feeling ambitious, you can write multiple stories.

Team Tolkien members are also asked to use at least one of the following seven Christian themes to inspire some part of their story.

Feed the hungry

Give drink to the thirsty

Clothe the naked

Shelter the homeless

Visit the sick

Visit the imprisoned

Bury the dead

Writers are challenged to complete and post their story to a tumblr blog by October 21, 2022, though they are encouraged to post earlier if they finish their story before that date. There is no maximum or minimum word limit. Writers who have not completed their stories before the deadline are encouraged to post whatever they have written by October 21st and post the remainder at a later date.

Posting the Stories

All stories will be reblogged and archived on the main Inklings Challenge blog. To assist with organization, writers should tag their posts as follows:

Mention the main Challenge blog @inklings-challenge somewhere within the body of the post (which will hopefully alert the Challenge blog).

Tag the story #inklingschallenge, to ensure it shows up in the Challenge tag, and make it more likely that the Challenge blog will find it.

Tag the team that the author is writing for: #team lewis, #team tolkien, or #team chesterton. 

Tag the genre the story falls under: #genre: portal fantasy, #genre: space travel, #genre: secondary world, #genre: time travel, #genre: intrusive fantasy, #genre: adventure

Tag any themes that were used within the story: #theme: food, #theme: drink, #theme: clothing, #theme: shelter, #theme: visit the sick, #theme: visit the imprisoned, #theme: burial

Tag the completion status of the story: #story: complete or #story: unfinished

Team Members

The writers assigned to Team Tolkien are:

@ablatheringblatherskite

@afairmaiden

@angedemystere

@as-dreamers-do

@atlantic-riona

@brievel

@caitriona-3

@catkin-morgs

@challenger2013

@christian-latte-anon

@clarythericebot

@dragonladyzarz

@dragonteaandfairyhoney

@enchanted-prose

@enjoliquej

@esters-notepad

@friendrat

@frominsidetheblanketfort

@gailyinthedark

@lady-merian

@lilflightlessbird731

@maltheniel

@mentallydatingahotcelebrity

@misscrazyfangirl321

@musicofthedaylight

@olyia-stories

@on-noon

@onewingedsparrow

@plainshobbit

@politicalmamaduck

@queenlucythevaliant

@rachellesedai

@reneethegreatandpowerful

@ripple-reader

@rowenabean

@ru-tabega

@shakespearean-fish

@soulwindproductionsblog

@taleweaver-ramblings

@teabooksandsweets

Writing resources, including the Challenge overview, FAQ, writing prompts, and discussions of the genres are available at the Inklings Challenge Directory. Any writers with further questions can contact the Inklings Challenge blog for guidance.

Welcome to the Inklings Challenge, everyone! Now go forth and create!

[inklings-challenge]

Inklings Archive Dive: 2023 Secondary World

Welcome to the Inklings Archive Dive! Today, we’re exploring the secondary world stories written by the members of Team Tolkien during last year’s Inklings Challenge. In 2023, writers included at least one of the seven traditional corporal works of mercy as a theme in their stories: feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, shelter the homeless, clothe the naked, visit the sick, visit the imprisoned, bury the dead. If you’d like to read some of the stories you might have missed, or revisit any favorites, you can check them out with the links below.

2023 Team Tolkien Secondary World Stories

All That Matters by @challenger2013

Between Justice and Mercy by @sashakielman

The Dark Lord’s Son Does Laundry by @reneethegreatandpowerful (unfinished)

Death’s Promise by @ettawritesnstudies

The Dragon of Goldenhill Village by @dragonladyzarz (unfinished)

Father’s Plan by @frominsidetheblanketfort

To All Generations by @shakespearean-fish (unfinished)

The Last Immortal of Evitra by @taleweaver-ramblings (unfinished): Part 1

The Lasting Memory by @rachellesedai: Part 1, Part 2

Over the Edge by @onewingedsparrow (unfinished): Prologue

the rainlord by @ripple-reader

Seeds of Community by @lady-merian (unfinished)

Translation by @gailyinthedark

Untitled by @teabooksandsweets

If you read and enjoy, let the author know with a reblog or a comment! Now go forth and read!

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@gailyinthedark

This just took an interesting turn.

Elect more women.

[inklings-challenge]

2023 Inklings Challenge Participants List

This is an ongoing list of writers who have expressed interest in participating in the 2023 Inklings Challenge. I will be updating this list until October 1st, 2023, at which date everyone on the list will be assigned to one of the three Challenge Teams.

I have erred on the side of including people, so if you’re on the list and you do not want to participate, let me know and I’ll remove you. And it’s very possible I’ve missed names in the shuffle, so if you’re not on the list and you do want to participate, let me know so I can add you.

@ablatheringblatherskite

@allisonreader

@angedemystere

@aparticularbandit

@as-dreamers-do

@ashknife

@atlantic-riona

@brievel

@butterflies-and-bumble-bees

@bytes-and-blessings

@caffeinecath

@caitriona-3

@casa-anachar

@catkin-morgs

@challenger2013

@christian-latte-anon

@clarythericebot

@confetti-cat

@cuppatealove

@cygnascrimbles

@delightfulstrawberrygalaxy

@dimsilver

@dragonladyzarz

@ellakas

@enjoliquej

@esters-notepad

@ettawritesnstudies

@faeriefully

@fairytale-lights

@fictionadventurer

@five-more-minutes

@frangipani-wanderlust

@freenarnian

@friendrat

@frominsidetheblanketfort

@gailyinthedark

@galahadiant

@heniareth

@iamwritehere

@incomingalbatross

@justhereforthesherlock

@kanerallels

@k-she-rambles

@ladygobpire

@lady-merian

@ladyphlogiston

@larissa-the-scribe

@lemonduckisnowawake

@leng-m

@lilflightlessbird731

@lover-of-the-starkindler

@madamescarlette

@magpie-trove

@maltheniel

@misscrazyfangirl321

@mrgartist

@muse-write

@musicofthedaylight

@olyia-stories

@onewingedsparrow

@on-noon

@phoebeamorryce

@physicsgoblin

@plainshobbit

@poetry-vs-depression

@politicalmamaduck

@popcornfairy28

@praise-the-lord-im-dead

@pinkbanditmusings

@queenlucythevaliant

@rachellesedai

@ranger-melany

@reneethegreatandpowerful

@ripple-reader

@rockinlibrarian

@ru-tabega

@scarvenartist

@screwtornadowarningsimsouthern

@scribbly-bear

@secret--psalms--saturn

@septembersung

@siena-sevenwits

@soulwindproductionsblog

@swinging-stars-from-satellites

@taleweaver-ramblings

@teabooksandsweets

@thatsastepladder

@thatoneweaver

@thebirdandhersong

@thejonderettegirl

@theworldiswhispering

@toothanddraw

@tzarina-alexandra

@ughnofreeusernames

@west-toasty

@what-the-dickens

@wildlyironicbee

[inklings-challenge]

2023 Team Tolkien Story Archive

Secondary World Fantasy

All That Matters by @challenger2013

Between Justice and Mercy by @sashakielman

The Dark Lord's Son Does Laundry by @reneethegreatandpowerful (unfinished)

Death's Promise by @ettawritesnstudies

The Dragon of Goldenhill Village by @dragonladyzarz (unfinished)

Father's Plan by @frominsidetheblanketfort

To All Generations by @shakespearean-fish (unfinished)

The Last Immortal of Evitra by @taleweaver-ramblings (unfinished): Part 1

The Lasting Memory by @rachellesedai: Part 1, Part 2

Over the Edge by @onewingedsparrow (unfinished): Prologue

the rainlord by @ripple-reader

Seeds of Community by @lady-merian (unfinished)

Translation by @gailyinthedark

Untitled by @teabooksandsweets

Time Travel

An Acceptable Sacrifice by @afairmaiden (unfinished): Part 1, Part 2

The Burial of Ward Thornton by @maltheniel

Clad in Justice and Worth by @queenlucythevaliant

Day in A Life by @clarythericebot (unfinished)

The Lasting Memory by @rachellesedai: Part 1, Part 2

The Night Shepherd by @angedemystere (unfinished)

The Time Sea by @thegreenleavesofspring

Time to Heal by @plainshobbit (unfinished)

To All Generations by @shakespearean-fish (unfinished)

Untitled by @on-noon

Untitled by @rowenabean

[sakuramotion]

When you get this message, list 5 things that make you happy and send this message to the last 10 people who liked or reblogged something from you :) xx

Hello, dear.

Misty mornings and very cold days.

Hugs.

People that are really polite.

Dresses, so I can spin around with my pretty dress and sing “Spinning like a girl in a brand new dress, we had this big wide city all to ourselves”.

People that stand up for what’s right.

xoxo