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Alyne de Winter

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Alyne de Winter

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Scribbler of dark fantasies exploring the ancient folk memories, night religions, psychic transformations, in historical, mostly European settings.

Gothic Faery Tales, Gothic Romance and Occult Thrillers are her preferred genres.

Though she always loved to read Gothic Mysteries and ghost stories, it wasn't until she unwittingly moved into a haunted house in London that Alyne began writing supernatural fiction. Her loves are castles, ruins, cathedrals, forests, Grimm's fairy tales, Shakespeare, folk ballads, ancient cultures, mystery religions, the British ghost story and mystery writers.... All things eerie and spooky.

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Foxes and Witches in Feary Tales


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I have been revisiting books I have on my shelves for a long time about fairy tales.  I had made the painting shown above nad have had foxes coming inot my sketches for future paintings, then I picked up one of my old favorites Interpretation of Fairy Tales by genius Jungian psychologist, Marie Louise von Franz. What she says about fox witches is fascinating. The

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Rusty Nugent Greetings,

Hopefully, we will become great buddies. I am an 42 year old southern gentleman author. I am working on my third novel. It's an paranormal, horror, adventure, magical, romantic, urban, dark fantasy book series, named Moonwarriors: In An Blackened Dawn. Take a look at my second novel Moonwarriors: Guardians of the Night. Come by and we'll chat, leave a comment.

Until Next Time . . .


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