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Myths and Magic: The Wheel of the Year
Tales from Burkeland Tale 21 The Wheel of the Year turns as the seasons change and sunlight waxes and wanes, marking Earth’s journey through myths and folklore. An amalgamation of Celtic, Norse, and Anglo-Saxon mythology, the Wheel of the Year came into use in the mid-twentieth century through Gerald Gardner’s Wiccan…
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Capturing Critique Part 2: How to Provide Feedback Authors Can Use
Tales from Burkeland Tale 20 You have an author friend (or two, or three, or four). They’ve asked you to read their work and offer feedback. Of course, you said yes! But how is offering critique different from just reading? What do you offer feedback on? And how do you even…
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Behind the Books with T.F. Burke
Welcome to the first issue of Behind the Books, a quarterly author spotlight series on Tales from Burkeland. This month I’m featuring a mentor of mine, T.F. Burke. T.F. (Tammy) Burke is the award-winning author of the Heart of the Worlds YA epic-fantasy series where faeries, fate, and forbidden magic collide.…
L.D. Burke
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“The Dragon, the Dog, and the Mountain Man” publishes in Here There Be Dragons, the Midwest Writers Guild of Evansville’s 2024 Anthology.
When a dragon moves into the abandoned mine in the mountains around Coric’s secluded cabin, his hunting skills are pitted against the beast’s. As wild game dwindles and winter creeps in, Coric digs in his heels for lean times. But his hunting dog, Star, has other plans.
Here There Be Dragons brings together stories and poems from the guild’s 2024 Theme Contest-dragons-as well as general poems, short stories, and essays by members of the guild.
L.D. Burke’s short story, “The Dragon, the Dog, and the Mountain Man” won first place in the Theme Contest and leads the anthology.
“A Look at Dragon Lore” opens the collection. This introductory essay by L.D. Burke and H.B. Arnette examines dragon tales from around the globe.
Our stories have power.
Our stories shape us, our communities, and our world.
They can take us deep within ourselves and lead us to healing. They can guide us to our strength and ability to create the world where we want to live. For L.D. Burke, stories have done both.
L.D. Burke writes to give others the empowerment she’s found in her favorite stories—the ones that have guided her through her darkest times and challenged her to grow. She hopes you come away from her works believing in yourself and in your ability to shape the world around you.
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“In Flames”
When hunters kill the matriarch of Delia’s phoenix flock, she is thrust back into a centuries-old battle she thought she’d escaped. Can she stay true to herself when she’s torn between the life she built in the human world and her duty to her flock?
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“Rise of the Witches”
In this new tale for a familiar character from Greek mythology, the spirits of murdered women haunt Circe. Not yet a goddess, she must decide whether to answer their calls and claim her identity or to stay safe in solitude but let men tell her story.
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“The Dragon, The Dog, and the Mountain Man”
When a dragon moves into the abandoned mine in the mountains around Coric’s secluded cabin, his hunting skills are pitted against the beast’s. As wild game dwindles and winter creeps in, Coric digs his heels in for lean times. But his hunting dog, Star, has other plans.
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