Sorchia’s Universe–The Blog

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The Baobhan Sith from Zoraida Grey and the Family Stones

The legends of Scotland are more than stories to the characters of Zoraida Grey and the Family Stones. Strange creatures roam the moors and craggy mountains of the Scottish Highlands and Zoraida discovers more than a few could be her blood relations. Scotland’s version of a female vampire, the Baobhan Sith (pronounced Baa’-van shee), makes Transylvanian vampires look like sweet fluffy rabbits. The Baobhan sith appears to her victims as a beautiful woman wearing a gown of green or white. […]

The Blue Men of the Minch from Zoraida Grey and the Family Stones.

Everybody loves a good storyteller—and so much the better if he is a good-looking Scottish witch.  In Zoraida Grey and the Family Stones, just such a character tells Zoraida stories about the fantastic and sometimes deviant creatures of Scottish folklore, many of whom this guy knows on a first name basis. In the cliffs above the haunted castle, he tells her about the Blue Men of the Minch. The Minch is a particularly inhospitable stretch of water between Scotland and the […]

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I’m the feature at Long and Short Reviews Anniversary party today only!  Answer a question about Just Like Gravity and enter the contest for $100 Amazon  or Barnes and Noble Gift card and other prizes. Just click the picture to go directly to my featured post.   WHAT!! You say you haven’t read JLG yet! Pick up a copy HERE.  And check out my new release–Coming in October 2015–Zoraida Grey and the Family Stones.

Free Tarot Readings for PRG Book Club Members and a Contest for Everybody

I’m taking over the PRG Book Club’s FaceBook page this week.  It’s a fun opportunity and a chance to connect with people who read the kinds of things I write. Stop by and get a reading if you are curious.  You will need to join the group and wait for approval, which usually comes within a very short time. On Tuesday, July 14, and again on Friday, July 17, I’m doing free tarot readings between 5 and 7 p.m. CST […]

A cat watches a full moon--very noir.

Summer Solstice at the Highland Games

I’m celebrating this summer solstice at the Chicago Highland Games. Our favorite son, Kris, will be taking care of the place while we are gone.  He would rather be coming with us, but –hey, life’s hard. In the wee hours of Friday morning, we’ll drive away from our cozy house in the woods through the remnants of Tropical Storm Bill to St. Louis. There, always supposing our GPS gets us to the right place, we hop a train for Chicago. […]