Tag: Werewolf Wednesday

• January 30, 2013

  Writing

  The Next Big Thing: Bark at the Moon

  I was tagged by poet, writer, and mushroom photographer Ariel Gordon to take part in the Next Big Thing Blog Hop, so today I’m going to chat about my work-in-(interminable)-progress, Bark at the Moon. (Before I forget, I’ve tagged Angélique Jamail, Noree Cosper, Jóhann Thorsson, and Peter Dawes, so hop on over and visit. And while I…
• December 31, 2012

  Uncategorized

  2012: What a year it’s been

  Usually by this point in the holiday season (and the year) I am totally exhausted, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t thank you all for being part of my first year of blogging here at As You Were. I started in February with a WordPress.com site, and started connecting with great bloggers such as…
• December 19, 2012

  Werewolf Wednesday

  A good year for women werewolves

  It’s fair to say 2012 has been great for women werewolves. Lycanthropes have also had some ups and downs in literature and pop culture this year; and as for gatherings of werewolf fans, there was one disastrous convention and one that was quite good.
• December 12, 2012

  Music, Werewolf Wednesday

  Werewolf songs from Sweden

  Given the subtle, moody atmosphere created on the new CD by Swedish publisher Malört förlag, Werewolf Songs, weaving in dark emotions and barely-suppressed savagery, it’s fair to say the Swedish werewolf’s bite is nastier than its bark. The collection was released as a companion piece to by Malört förlag’s new reissue of ethnologist Ella Odstedt’s Varulven i svensk folktradition (The…
• November 7, 2012

  Metal Monday, Music

  As You Were makes Alltop’s list for ‘heavy metal’

  Regular visitors to As You Were may have noticed a new badge or two on the site — the ones from Alltop.com.  I’m happy to say after seeing Alltop recommended as an aggregator of web content, I submitted As You Were to Alltop’s discerning editors in the categories of “heavy metal” and “werewolves.”  They got…
• October 17, 2012

  Werewolf Wednesday

  Interview: Dr. Phillip Bernhardt-House on Celtic werewolves

  Those fortunate enough to attend the inaugural HowlCon in Portland, OR this past weekend had the opportunity to hear Dr. Phillip Bernhardt-House speak on werewolves and canine figures in ancient Celtic traditions. He completed his Ph.D on the subject in 2006, published as Werewolves, Magical Hounds, and Dog-Headed Men in Celtic Literature:A Typological Study of…