Episode 69: Two Brothers, Two Boats with Ian Stephen

My guest on this episode is Ian Stephen. Ian is a a writer, poet and storyteller from the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. He worked for 15 years in the coastguard service, based in Stornoway, and since 1995 has worked full-time in the arts, after winning the inaugural Robert Louis Stevenson award. Ian was the first artist in residence at StAnza, Scotland's annual poetry festival. His poetry and short fiction have been published in numerous journals worldwide while his debut novel, A Book of Death and Fish, was a book of the year choice in The Guardian, The Herald and The Glasgow Review.Learn more about Ian’s work at www.ianstephen.co.ukIf you want to skip straight to the story, you can do so by using the chapter marker.Get access to every House of Legends episode and patron-only worksheets by becoming a patron at:https://www.patreon.com/houseoflegendsStudy with me at the Roundhouse Storytelling School:https://www.roundhouseschool.comLearn about Myth Singers, my storytelling coaching program, at:www.houseoflegends.me/story-coachingGet my books, Scottish Myths & Legends, The Shattering Sea and Finn & The Fianna, at Amazon US:https://www.amazon.com/s?k=daniel+allison&crid=3LFU9R8PFUBP1&sprefix=daiel+all%C3%AD%2Caps%2C217&ref=nb_sb_ss_sc_1_10Amazon UK:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Allison/e/B081PNRL92/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1Amazon Canada:https://www.amazon.ca/s?i=digital-text&rh=p_27%3ADaniel+Allison&s=relevancerank&text=Daniel+Allison&ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1Get my FREE ebook Silverborn at:https://www.houseoflegends.me/landing-pageJoin us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/houseoflegendspodcastMusic by Kate Young https://www.kateyoungmusic.comIf these stories speak to you, you're welcome to journey deeper into myth with me.Start with my free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook, available here. You'll get access to regular mythic writings from me.Or you can start with one of my books. Each one is a full immersion in Celtic Dreamtime. Thanks for being part of House of Legends.