Author: Jennifer

  • Máiréad the Selkie Queen (part 7)

    The walk home was numbingly cold, but Máiréad didn’t notice. She was lost in her thoughts and only realized they had walked all the way home when she saw the gate in front of her. She looked up at Liam, realizing he had walked with her, and felt a tear slide down her icy cheek.…

  • Máiréad the Selkie Queen (part 6)

    Máiréad got up and walked over to the fire. She was clearly weighing her words carefully. When she spoke, she asked the Cailleach if she would explain what she meant. Mindful of the old woman’s warning before her death to keep things to herself, Máiréad asked without giving anything away.  The Cailleach sighed again and…