Date Night (Scarlet Cherie: Vampire Series Short Story)
“Time slowed to nothing; I waited with bated breath for the outcome. It all rested on this moment. Our final chance to succeed.”
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Ayshen Irfan
Mar 19, 20226 min read
Writing: Lies and Imitation—Synonyms of Art
The Picture of Dorian Gray almost acts as a direct mockery of Plato’s theories, taunting the idea that Art is any more immoral than Reality.
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Ayshen Irfan
Mar 5, 20223 min read
Etymology: Desire and the Stars
Hello all, How are you feeling as we enter into spring? You can really feel it in the air down here in Brighton, and the new buds are...
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Ayshen Irfan
Feb 22, 20226 min read
Ruminations and the Scarlet Cherie: Vampire Series
I think to really understand my characters’ stories, you also need to understand mine.
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Ayshen Irfan
Feb 13, 20224 min read
To my husband... (A letter from Kai to Rune)
Yes, yes, I know, it's a silly commercial holiday... but it gives me an excuse to write soppy letters from Kai to Rune.
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Ayshen Irfan
Jan 31, 20222 min read
Witchcraft: The Sabbat of Imbolc
Imbolc evolved into a celebration of the Pagan Goddess Brigid, who oversaw poetry, crafting, healing, inspiration, prophecies, and fertility
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Ayshen Irfan
Oct 22, 20213 min read
Witchcraft: The Sabbat of Samhain (Halloween)
Let’s explore further into Samhain, or as it’s more commonly known today, Halloween.
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Ayshen Irfan
Jun 12, 20219 min read
Writing: Brighton vs Britchelstone (The Fire Within My Heart)
The Scarlet Cherie: Vampire Series is set in Britchelstone, a fictional city based heavily on my home city of Brighton
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Ayshen Irfan
Mar 4, 202116 min read
The Chance Card (Scarlet Cherie: Vampire Series Short Story)
“All’s fair in love and war, and Monopoly is the battlefield on which I will die.”
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Ayshen Irfan
Feb 28, 20215 min read
Etymology: History of the Atlas
Abraham Ortelius and Gerardus Mercator are the grandfathers of the modern atlases as we know them.
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Ayshen Irfan
Feb 13, 20214 min read
Witchcraft: Lupercalia and Saint Valentine's Day
Marked by eldritch ritual, Lupercalia honoured Lupercus, Roman protector of the farmers, harvesting, and packs of wild animals.
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Ayshen Irfan
Jan 30, 202111 min read
Writing: Lore and Worldbuilding (With Guest Author Dewi Hargreaves)
Lore and wordbuilding are integral to a good fantasy story, whether that be urban, dark or high fantasy.
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Ayshen Irfan
Jan 16, 20214 min read
Occult: Death (The Grim Reaper)
Death is a tale as old as time itself, and mortal’s attempts to explain, and subsequently accept, death is prevalent throughout history.
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Ayshen Irfan
Jan 2, 20216 min read
Etymology: History of the Birthday
...the etymology of the word ‘birthday’ comes from the Old English word ‘gebyrddæg’.
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Ayshen Irfan
Dec 21, 20206 min read
Witchcraft: The Sabbat of Yule
The Winter Solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year.
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Ayshen Irfan
Dec 5, 20204 min read
Writing: The Naming of ‘Britchelstone’
Britchelstone, my (not so) fictional city in which The Fire Within My Heart is set is a combination of several of the original names
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