Fhir A Bhata–“Oh boatman, Fare thee well where ere ye be” –Silly Wizard (click to play)

The Selkie of Sule Skerry

(I’ve been moving house in real life and very busy. I sometimes neglect this blog but in keeping with my love of art and sea stories and selkies) and with praise for Seanchai Library, a storyteller’s haven. 

I was always enchanted by the tragic  Hans Christian Anderson story of the little mermaid’s longing- (totally different than the saccharine Disney version), as well as the legend of the Great Selkie of Sule Skerry, and all tales of the sea, so this be another…..

 here is your submersible to the mermaid’s haven

The Mermaid’s Journey

by CybeleMoon

wherein she encounters the Great Selkie

“How does one shed their skin and become human?” she asked the great shape-shifter. “The last time I tried to go ashore the dogs howled most frightfully and drove me back…