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Morgan Sheppard (1037 KP) created a post

Aug 10, 2026  
Welsh sacred water mythology sits at the heart of August's theme, and this week, it's worth looking at what the tradition actually understands about wisdom and how it moves through the world.

The sacred pool in Welsh mythology isn't a simple magical resource. It's a repository of accumulated virtue, built through generations of genuine attention. The hazel drops its nuts of knowledge into the water. The salmon rises and carries what it receives upstream through patience and persistence, the wisdom becoming embodied over time rather than simply possessed.

That model — wisdom earned through experience and accumulated through continuing — runs through the Welsh mythological tradition and through a significant portion of the Story Hearth catalogue. The sacred pool, the upstream journey, the patient accumulation of what the season gives. August is exactly the right month for it.

#WelshFolklore #FolkloreFantasy #WelshMythology
      
    Hyn o Fyd

    Hyn o Fyd

    K. Roberts

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    A volume containing five stories, each with its own distinctive mood and form, by one of the...

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Morgan Sheppard (1037 KP) created a post

Jul 12, 2026  
If you enjoy Welsh mythology-inspired fiction — fairytale retellings, folklore romance, elemental fantasy, paranormal romance, and historical fiction — the full Story Hearth catalogue is available on Payhip, including a free novella via the newsletter.

For readers who want to go deeper into the lore and the worlds behind the books, the Story Hearth Discord has channels for Welsh myth and folklore, book discussions, favourite characters, and seasonal content woven through the year.

Payhip: https://payhip.com/MorganSheppard
Free novella: https://morgansheppard.wixsite.com/morgansheppardauthor/newsletter
Discord: https://discord.gg/gQfzqBRNns

#WelshFolklore #FolkloreFantasy #FairytaleRetelling
      
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Morgan Sheppard (1037 KP) created a post

Feb 17, 2024  
Amidst the intertwining of Brothers Grimm tales and Welsh Gods mythology, ‘Slippers and Songs’ unfolds as a captivating Twelve Dancing Princesses retelling, marking the debut of the Brodyr Alarch series.

#Fantasy
#Romance
#WelshGods
#BrodyrAlarch
#BrothersGrimm
#FairytaleRetelling

https://books2read.com/SlippersandSongs
      
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Morgan Sheppard (1037 KP) created a post

Dec 27, 2022  
Will Ellis accept her lost responsibility or will Luke fade away before she figures it out?

‘Hiraeth is a Welsh word for homesickness or nostalgia, an earnest longing or desire, or a sense of regret.’

#MagicalRealism
#NorthWales
#Dragons
#Hiraeth

https://books2read.com/Hiraeth2021
      
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Morgan Sheppard (1037 KP) created a post

Aug 17, 2022  
Will Ellis accept her lost responsibility or will Luke fade away before she figures it out?

‘Hiraeth is a Welsh word for homesickness or nostalgia, an earnest longing or desire, or a sense of regret.’

#MagicalRealism
#NorthWales
#Dragons
#Hiraeth

https://books2read.com/Hiraeth2021