This week on Supernaturally Speaking: fowl superstitions. Learn how the propagation of the chicken as a domesticated staple influenced the development of superstitions regarding chickens and their eggs. Read more in "Superstitions Saturdays: Chicken."
Awareness and compassion are the keys to bringing change to our shelter systems. A staggering eight to ten million dogs, cats, kittens, and puppies enter shelters around the U.S. each year. To keep the shelter population under control an estimated four million are destroyed. That is over 10,000 a day. Some of these are [...]
This week on Supernaturally Speaking: Rye related superstitions. Read "Superstition Saturday: Rye" to find out more about rye and the roggenwolf.
Like many aspiring writers I have stories hidden away, lying in musty electronic directories or stuffed in dusty drawers. When inspiration struck they seemed brilliant or revolutionary, but after the last word was written and the new-story smell stared to fade, I realized I was left with a lemon, clanking prose and belching smoky [...]
This week on Supernaturally Speaking: Superstitions involving mushrooms. Find out about the dichotomous view of mushrooms and how that influenced the development of superstitions surrounding these fungi. Read "Superstition Saturday: Mushroom" to find out more.
Startup Stock Photos As a first step in my journey to being a writer I joined the South Jersey Writers' Group (SJWG) at the end of 2015. It is an amazing organization, run by outstanding leadership. The members are friendly and helpful, and everyone I have ever interacted with has been [...]
Welcome to the site of E.M.A. Timar. I recently embarked on a daunting and amazing journey to transform myself from hobbyist writer to full-fledged author. It's sure to have ups and downs and probably plenty of swerving bits in the middle. However, I am committed, which means that eventually I will succeed by sheer [...]
This week on Supernaturally Speaking: Vampire folklore from Romania. Check out "Beware St.George's Eve" to find out about moroi and the most dangerous night of the year.
