This episode of The Wild Goddess, I'm sharing a story from the world of Mossvale, woven through with old bird folklore, and carrying a piece of wisdom that feels particularly tender this week.

A Place Worth Landing is the tale of Mr. Hawthorn Birdsfoot — a fairy with a dream that nobody else could quite see yet. And for a long time, the world told him that wasn't enough.

This story moves through the old folklore of three birds the wren, who flew highest not by being the strongest but by being patient and clever; the robin, who kept the hearth warm through the coldest winters; and the woodpecker, who worked with the grain of things rather than against them.

The things worth building take time. And they ask you to keep going even when no one else can see where you're headed yet.

This episode feels especially meaningful to me this week, because Through the Hedge: Tales from Mossvale, my debut collection of stories from the world of Mossvale, is out now. This book is my own Wonky Perch. My own sign that went up slightly crooked and stayed that way, because nothing about the journey was straight.

If you are in the middle of building something that the world hasn't caught up with yet, this one is for you.

Follow the smell of butter and wildflowers. 🌿

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This is a moment I have dreamed about for a very long time.

Through the Hedge: Tales from Mossvale, my debut short story collection, is officially live on Amazon and I am sitting here with my physical copy in my hands and all the feelings in my heart.

In this short but very heartfelt episode I'm sharing exactly how it has all felt, the emotion of holding your own book for the first time, the pride of pushing through the self doubt and the fear and the moments of wanting to give up, and what it means to finally believe in yourself enough to put something so personal out into the world.

This book has been a journey of re-enchantment, of grief, of creativity and of trusting the process even when the path wasn't always clear. It started with a walk alongside a hedgerow in a place called Badger Dingle and grew into a world called Mossvale that I couldn't stop returning to.

If you have a dream you've been putting off, something that lives quietly in the part of you that hasn't quite been given permission yet, I hope this episode reaches you today.

Through the Hedge: Tales from Mossvale is available now on Amazon in paperback and Kindle.

Find the book: Search Through the Hedge Kayleigh Priest on Amazon

🌿 Buy my debut book Through the Hedge: Tales from Mossvale here on amazon

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This one is for you to sink into.

A midsummer evening in the Storywood. The blackbird singing from the rowan tree. The daisies closing for the night. Dandelion seeds lifting into the golden air. And a path leading you, slowly and unhurried, through the ancient woodland to the Weeping Well.

There you'll find the well maiden waiting.

She'll offer you water from the well. She'll ask what this year has asked of you. And when you're ready, she'll invite you to speak your wishes, your hopes, your dreams, the things you're brave enough to actually want, into the dark of the water.

Where they will be held.

This meditation is for the halfway point of the year. For reflection on what's been carried and what's ready to be set down. For the courage to name what you're reaching for in the second half of the year ahead.

It's also simply a beautiful place to rest for a while on a summer evening.

Find somewhere comfortable. Let your eyes close. And follow the path into the Storywood.

The well maiden is waiting. 🌿

🌿 Buy my debut book Through the Hedge: Tales from Mossvale here on amazon

✨ If this resonates with you, Small Enchantments is where it lives in full. Daily folklore drops, guided meditations, original stories from the world of Mossvale & a community of women who understand exactly why this matters. Try it free for 7 days. Find out more

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