Morgan Daimler

@morgandaimler

Independent folklorist, author of nonfiction about irish myth & fairies and fiction (UF & HF), amateur translator of old/middle Irish, general trouble maker

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Morgan Daimler@morgandaimler· Apr 7

Morgan Daimler@morgandaimler· Apr 7

This will haunt me. Also the narrator pronouncing Cu Chulainn as "kooklin"

Morgan Daimler@morgandaimler· Mar 3

He didn't exactly make it up but he did put his own spin on it Irish-American Witchcraft: “Dead, Mad, Or A Poet” | Morgan Daimler share.google/wffxIJW9dm6r...

Now I knew that the concept was genuine, but that the quote itself came from a mid 20th century source of questionable integrity. That led me to keep digging to see what else I could find. In researching the roots of ‘dead, mad’ or a poet’ and trying to find Graves unnamed source I found an 1874 entry discussing Cader Idris in the 1884 book ‘Bye-Gones, Relating to Wales and the Border Countries‘ which says: “There is a popular Welsh tradition that on the summit of Cader Idris is an excavation in the rock resembling a couch and that whoever should pass a night in that seat would be found in the morning either dead, raving mad, or endowed with supernatural genius.” It would seem likely from the similarity in wording that this or another identical such source from Welsh folklore influenced Graves’ later writing.

Morgan Daimler@morgandaimler· Feb 27

Just recieved author copies of The Fairy Courts, out the end of march

Image of dark haired person wearing glasses holding book. Cover of book is a misty forest, with a woman in a red dress holding an owl. Text reads: "The Fairy Courts from folklore to fiction (by) Morgan Daimler

Morgan Daimler@morgandaimler· Jan 25

A prayer to Brighid in troubled times

Brighid, Lady of healing
May we find wholeness in troubled times
Brighid, Lady of the smith's flame
May we forge a brighter future from uncertainty
Brighid, Lady of sweet speech
May we raise our voices in eloquence and strength
Brighid of the Hospitalers,
May we support those in need around us
Brighid of the Judgments,
May we act fairly to all, friend or foe
Brighid of the Cowless,
May we protect the helpless among us
Brighid of the Tuatha De Danann
May we find courage to endure every challenge
By the endless sea
By the ever-changing sky
By the firm earth
Let it be so

- M. Daimler, 2016

Morgan Daimler@morgandaimler· Jan 12

Excited to announce that the first book in my urban fantasy series, Murder Between the Worlds, is now available on audiobook. Narrated by Lauren Lasairfhíona Saville Allard with cover art by Valerie Herron share.google/ZVm4AkL9fssU...

Book cover with image of blonde woman with pointed ears holding a glowing open book
Text reads Murder Between the Worlds
A Between the Worlds novel
By Morgan Daimler

Morgan Daimler@morgandaimler· Dec 29

Coming out in 2026 by Morgan Daimler
The Fairy Courts - march
Pagan Portals the Wild Hunt - June
Tales of the Tuatha Dé Danann volume 2 - July
Pagan Portals Macha- october

Morgan Daimler@morgandaimler· Nov 21

Possibly at least a partial explanation for the switch in preferred spelling we see here, although I'll keep poking around

Morgan Daimler@morgandaimler· Nov 21

I believe it likely stems from Laurel K Hamilton's book A Kiss of Shadows published in 2000 Her series was popular & since it came out the term has become almost ubiquitous in urban fantasy & fantasy & spread from there Currently im seeing it replacing fairy as a general term in several demographics

Morgan Daimler@morgandaimler· Aug 27

excited to announce that Into the Twilight, the 3rd book in my urban fantasy series, has a new cover thanks to The Art of Valerie Herron 🎉 www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

a woman wit dark blond hair wearing jeans and a red sweatshirt standing in front of a dark grey fairy horse emerging from a pond
Text reads
A Between the worlds novel
Into the Twilight

Morgan Daimler@morgandaimler· Aug 20

Super excited to get a copy of Fairies A Companion and finally get to see my piece in print. Very proud of this one

Cover of a book.
Fairies is printed vertically down the front superimposed over a dark tree covered in lights
Underneath horizontally it says
A Companion
Edited by Lorna Piatti-Farnell and Simon Bacon

Morgan Daimler@morgandaimler· Jul 19

Out in October

Available right now for pre-order
Order now and receive your copy when it releases
Image of book cover with picture of Pol na Brón wedge tomb.
Text on book reads
Tales of the Tuatha Dé Danann volume 1
New translations of Irish Myths
Morgan Daimler

Morgan Daimler@morgandaimler· Jul 10

Out end of September

Available right now for pre-order
Pantheon the Irish by Morgan Daimler
Image of book with picture of Benbulbin

Morgan Daimler@morgandaimler· Jun 22

As ready as im going to get for the York magic & witchcraft conference (starting tomorrow) I've never been to a hybrid event where I was attending online, so im a bit nervous about the logistics, but still excited

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Morgan Daimler@morgandaimler· Jun 16

Fairies: A Companion is part of Peter Lang's genre fiction and film series and is out this year, although it hasn't been given an exact publication date yet. I have a piece in this one discussing the Irish sidhe in fiction through two different lenses, the folkloric and the folkloresque.

vertical text reading: Fairies above horizontal text saying A Companion, edited by Lorna Piatti-Farnell and Simon Bacon
Background image is a dark tree covered in small lights

Morgan Daimler@morgandaimler· May 4

Aos Sidhe is one of the best things I've ever written, & it's probably the (nonfiction) book I'm the proudest of. Pagan Portals - Aos Sidhe: Meeting the Irish Fair Folk a.co/d/dScSHbp

Book covers
Image of dark forest path with blond woman dressed in white walking with her back to the viewer.
Text reads
Pagan Portals Aos Sidhe
Meeting the Irish Fair Folk
Morgan Daimler

Morgan Daimler@morgandaimler· May 2

Reviews are starting to trickle in for Paid With A Kiss... www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...

"Super interesting look at gender and sexuality in fairy lore, especially in how it mirrors taboo human sexuality and gender roles over centuries. Morgan Daimler does a great job of combining mythology, gender studies, and history to craft a compelling argument about what fae stories can teach us about the sex lives of humans." - Susie Dumond, Goodreads

Morgan Daimler@morgandaimler· Apr 30

15 there is a niche comic book character "professor Macha" loosely based on me (And check out their current project it's very cool) www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/ki...

A cartoon image of a red haired person in glasses pointing to an open book with a tall pile of books to the left side

Morgan Daimler@morgandaimler· Apr 26

Valerie Herron has also done some fabulous promotional pieces for my books as well

Morgan Daimler@morgandaimler· Apr 26

Speaking of real artists doing book covers, shout out to @valerieherronart.bsky.social for the amazing work she did on my novels. She perfectly captured the personality & vibe of the characters & stories www.valerieherron.com

Two women against a dark background. On the left a tawny elf with crimson hair, holding a sword. On the right a pale human with glasses and a long red braid releasing an arrow from her bow
Title: Into Shadow

Woman with slightly wavy dark blond hair and pointed ears in a sweatshirt holding an open book, with a stream of smoke coming out of it
Title: Murder Between the Worlds

Woman in hoodie and jeans with a badge clipped to her waist leaning out around a tree in a forest with an ominous red eyed silhouette in the trees behind her
Title: Lost in Mist and Shadow

Morgan Daimler@morgandaimler· Apr 22

My urban fantasy series Between the Worlds includes LGBTQ+ & disability rep

Image of three figures right to left: a blond elf in a green tunic and dark pants lunging forward with a sword; a blond woman in a red sweatshirt & jeans with a cane and leg brace holding a book in her free hand and a dark haired eld in black with a leather jacket holding magical energy in his hands
Text reads: in 1914 the human world and the world of Fairy were merged into one reality in a mysterious event called the Sundering. Now 100 years later, after decades of war, the two worlds and their inhabitants exits in an uneasy peace with each other where humans dominate in some areas and elves in others. Allie McCarthy is a bookshop owner and witch living on the border between a Fairy Holding and mortal earth, in a town that nominally belongs to both cultures just like Allie herself.
Allie's life hasn't been easy and all she really wants is peace, but that all takes a turn when a serial killer begins targeting young women with mixed fairy-human ancestry in her town. Allie is brought into the investigation as an expert on the occult to help the human police and the Elven Guard catch whoever is behind the murders. Helping with the investigation plunges Allie into danger, romance, and magic that changes the course of her own life irrevocably and leads her on a new path to discover the truth about herself, her own strength, and what is worth fighting for.

Morgan Daimler@morgandaimler· Apr 17

Show me a photo on your phone that has your energy but isn't a selfie.

Image of barn owl and text "it's only forever not long at all"

Morgan Daimler@morgandaimler· Apr 8

I have a series of self published urban fantasy novels set in an alternate reality where earth and Fairy have merged into a single world - found family - deals w/ disability & ptsd - HFN endings - LGBTQ+ & polyamory rep - plus size FMC CWs on Amazon series page Art by @VHerronArt