# bookcover algisbudrys alunhood fontana michelmas michaelmas folklorethursday

Algis Budrys, Michaelmas, Fontana, 1979. Cover: Alun Hood. One of the three covers Hood did for Fontana editions of Budrys books.Serialized in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, 1972.

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2022-04-06

Today is Michaelmas, which always reminds me of this poem - it has everything I love - old roads and trees, lonely houses, spooky happenings and history echoing down the centuries... and even an owl! Of course, the old Cambusnethan Kirkyard by the Clyde is dedicated to St Michael

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2019-09-29

As well as carrying the devil’s curse on all those who eat them after blackberries can protect your home against vampires. If planted nearby, a vampire gets distracted by counting the berries & forgets his harmful intentions.

Image - Cicely Barker

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2018-09-27