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Gerty (of Gerty’s Way, by Susan Bass Marcus)

Dear readers, tonight with us is a sweet lady who likes pastries and cats — and in her spare time explores magical realms. She is here to talk anything from fairy folk to dragons, from Paris to the Sahara.

Tell us a little about where you grew up. What was it like there?

I’m a woman in the prime of life, ‘of a certain age,’ they say, but I am filled with energy, curiosity, and a big appetite. The USA Midwest was my birthplace and still is home, but I travel a lot. Mostly to Paris, France because I can’t get enough of the city’s baguettes and croissants. It’s nothing like the small town I grew up in, with a few diners, a gas station, an all-purpose general store—you get the picture.

Did you have any favourite toys as a child? Any cherished memories?

Puppets!!! I loved pretending. I used to put on puppet shows for the kids in my neighborhood, you know, I’d hide behind a card table resting on its side and I’d put on a show. With my hands moving dragons, princesses, kings, queens, elves, and more, I created a magical world for us kids. 

What do you do now?

No one has known this about me, but I have traveled so much because I wanted to find places still inhabited by dragons, fairy folk, and the unfortunate mortals who have to live with them.

What can you tell us about your latest adventure?

Gerty’s Way is a perfect disguise, hiding the real work that I do. Yes, I am that sweet lady who likes pastries, cats, and my best friends, but I am also an explorer of magical realms and that, my friend, is where future books about my life will be going. Mysteriously, Author is working on her upcoming book about goofy birds. I don’t know why she’s doing that first since my secret life is more interesting.

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Sweetnettle the Lobli (of The Malevir Series, by Susan B Marcus)

Dear readers, tonight with me is a little sprite, from a faraway fantasy world.

He is here to tell us about the dangers that afflict his world, about the return of dragons, and about the other wonderful and wondrous creatures that inhabit it. 

Tell us a little about where you grew up. What was it like there?

I am a Dragonwolder sprite called a Lobli, about 18 inches high. I see the world from the height of your knee cap. Dragonwolder is my world, a broad and varied land mass surrounded by seas. I was born in dark times, and I don’t mean at night. A destructive force, the Malevir, was burning farms and towns and killing people’s herds. I left my family of house sprites early on to apprentice with the magician giant Rocànonom who was planning to rescue Dragonwolder from the Malevir by reviving its exiled dragons.

Do you have cherished memories from your childhood?

Before I left home, my parents, sister, and I lived in the wall behind a cottage hearth in the village of Anonom. We helped clean, cook, and care for the indwellers. Secretly, of course, but they always left savory porridge and milk out at night. We all liked that very much. I remember those calm and cozy times with pleasure.  I also remember my father’s saying as I parted for Rocánonom’s tower, “Someday, they’ll all be talking about you and how you made peace between the people of Dragonwolder and its long-hidden dragons.” Imagine how my two hearts leaped at the thought.  

What do you do now?

What don’t I do? I am on Rocánonom’s team, helping him restore order and safety to Dragonwolder. I am small, but loyal and adventurous. You should have seen me bite into the Malevir’s shin—ah, I shiver at the thought, how the beast poisoned me the first time. Anyway, I wanted to protect my giant friend and fellow Loblin from the Malevir’s attack after the beast discovered our secret refuge under a town. Everyone thought the poison killed me, but I came back to life in the dragons’ lair.  All that is in our scribe’s account, Malevir: Dragons Return. Continue reading “Sweetnettle the Lobli (of The Malevir Series, by Susan B Marcus)” →

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