P.A. Friday's Blog, page 4

Cheyenne Blue – The Interview

1. What made you decide to be a writer?

It was one of those things that evolved rather organically, like much of mylife. Seldom have I ever sat down and thought, "Right. Now I'm going to be a writer/runner/bad but enthusiastic cook." They just happened. I fell into travel writing by a string of coincidences, and that rekindled the joy of creating something that has its own life on paper. I was regularly reading the very wonderful on-line magazine Clean Sheets and I thought, "I wonder if I can ...

Easter, Ostara and Passover: It Must Be Spring

 Hello! I'm the Easter bunny. Oh wait, no – I'm the Ostara hare. What in God's name am I talking about? Well, there's a question…

You know, the two festivals have an awful lot in common. It's important to point out that most of the myths surrounding the (possibly non-existent) goddess Ostara/Eostre are mostly bunkum. Nevertheless, the Pagan idea of a Spring festival, celebrating the planting of seeds which will grow into new life has a lot of similarity with Lent and Easter. Lent is a period o...