Crann na beatha Stories and Poetry Newsletter

Failte romhat! is é do bheathaWelcome to Crann na Beatha Short Stories and Poetry for Dec, 15th, 2023Your favorite Gaelic scéalaí is back again. Come sit with me in a warm chair with a cup of something warm, maybe with a Christmas cookie to hand while I read you some more fictional stories and a poem this week.I have four short stories and a poem for you this week. A Christmas story but not your normal milk and cookies type, the third and last chapter of The Glacier, a short scary story about neighborhoods, a poem of longing and loss and Robert G. Longpré’s third chapter from his new book, Sanctuary.There is nothing better than sitting somewhere warm to listen to good stories and poems for a wee bit to take your mind off your troubles.This once a week podcast is available to listen to in nearly every podcast platform out there. And now on YouTube.Subscriptions are still free but I do have a donations tab on the rss.com webpage, and on my website at www.crann-na-beatha.com. I appreciate any support for my efforts to bring these stories and poems to you.Disclosure for everyone; In order to read the complete stories and poems, you will need to sign up for a subscription in Medium. If I see a link by the author on one of the stories to allow everyone to read it, I will let you know.Here are the links to this weeks stories and poem. To listen to the stories with sound effects, click the play button at the top of the page.The Perfect TreeIt’s Christmas magic in the forest…Grim FlandangoTalking with the NeighboursDavid PahorHalf AsleepWhere did you go?🌬️MitchSanctuary — Arrival at the CabinChapter 3 —The necessity of decontamination before entering.Robert G. LongpréI hope you enjoyed this week’s show. I try to offer everyone a variety of something here and maybe something that touches the heart a little at times.Until next time. SláinteGo raibh maith agat. Thank you for listening to the show today. I hope you enjoyed it and that you will return again for another episode of Crann na Beatha Stories and Poetry next week. Share this podcast with your friends and relations, the more the merrier. Search for Crann na beatha Stories and Poetry in your favorite podcast app.I hope I have achieved my goal in helping you feel like we’ve been sitting under the village oak tree as I entertained you today. As a Seanchaí, I want to continue to delight you with a story or a poem that may bring you a smile or make you think a little after we part for the day.As I say good bye this week, I wish to leave you with this Irish blessing as you go about your day. “Bless you and yours, as well as the cottage you live in. May the roof overhead be well thatched, and those inside be well matched.” Slán go fóill — which means goodbye for now in Irish.T. Ó Domhnaill — Gaelic SeanchaíThank you for reading Crann na beatha. This post is public so feel free to share it.Crann na beatha is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit todomhnaill.substack.com/subscribe