Episode 151: Secrets Of The Fairy Path With Daniela Simina

“The Secretive Folk.” Watercolor, ink and gouache on hand made paper. Barbara Fisher, 2024

I’m BAAAACK!

I didn’t really mean to take all of January off, but I had lots of things going all month. I’ll still try and get at least two episodes per month in from this day forward, but I make no promises.: I just have many projects going all at once.

But I didn’t forget about you all, and have some great guests lined up.

So, on with the notes for this episode!

Daniela Simina returns to talk about her second book: A Fairy Path: The Memoir of a Young Fairy Seer in Training. It’s an excellent book, and if it has a theme other than fairies and magic, it’s secrets. Secrecy runs through the entire story and it’s a great read. For such a slim volume, it is jam-packed with ideas, magic, meanings, thoughts and memories. I highly recommend it.

It’s a memoir of Daniela’s childhood in Rumania when it was ruled by a communist regime, so as I noted, the secrecy is multi-layered and pervasive.

And, as always I mention another book, here’s the title and author: Mischling, Second Degree by Ilse Koehn.

Daniela and I hope you enjoy this episode—we had a great deal of fun making it.

And I hope you decide to read the book: It is truly excellent.