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Part III is the exciting conclusion of Legends of Thyme: The Lost Tree. After a long, trying quest set to her by three mysterious sunflowers, will Thyme still be able to save the long lost prince and free the Dark Wood from the dominion of its oldest and most powerful Tree? Listen now to find out! The cover art was created by author and narrator, me!

The second part in the audio story written and read by me, Legends of Thyme: The Lost Tree, is the fairy tale of a local teacher, Thyme, who is set upon a quest by three Sunflowers to venture into the Dark Wood that borders her home. Will she be able to find the long lost prince and free the forest from the dominion of its eldest and all-knowing Tree? Art for Part II created by Tirumari Jothi on twitter and instagram @ tirumario Part III comes out 9/11! Subscribe to be notified.

Legends of Thyme: The Lost Tree, an audio story written and read by me, is the fairy tale of a local teacher, Thyme, who is set upon a quest by three Sunflowers to venture into the Dark Wood that borders her home. Will she be able to find the long lost prince and free the forest from the dominion of its eldest and all-knowing Tree? Art for Part I created by Vincent Kukua @vkukua. Part II comes out 8/7! Subscribe to be notified.

Aaron Lee (@AstroALee), a finishing graduate student in astronomy at UC Berkeley, and Rion Roberts, a classicist and scholar of Renaissance rhetoric, philosophy, science, and magic, join me in discussing the September 27th Blood Moon. Tune in for some science and mysticism as we explore the astronomical facts of the event as well as the folkloric magic in the air.

Angel Cowgill, aspiring teen librarian and pop culture maven joins me in discussing her and my budding teen heartthrobs. From Heroin Chic to Syndicated Geek we explored the tropes and asked, Do Our Teen Dreams Influence Our Waking Life? Is the Bad Boy you lusted after in 9th grade the one you'll chase forever? Beware there are some spoilers for True Detective Season 2, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, My So Called Life, Friday Night Lights, and Dawson's Creek.

Elizabeth Padilla (@Lizzylandia)—a transnational feminist, woman of color, and asker of questions—joins me in the second installment of the ongoing EddCast series: The Feminist Hour. This episode is Part 2 of our study of Miley Cyrus. In this episode we shifted from discussing her achievements in empowerment to address some of her problems and failures. We discussed issues of race, class, and appropriation that have been widely talked about already, particularly by women of color.

Elizabeth Padilla (@Lizzylandia)—a transnational feminist, woman of color, and asker of questions—joins me in the first installment of the ongoing EddCast series: The Feminist Hour. This session is Part 1 in a 2-Part series on Miley Cyrus from a feminist perspective. In this part we discussed how Miley has perpetuated empowerment rhetoric, and next episode we’ll talk about her intersectional failures and problems. See stephanieedd.com for a list of sources and further reading.

Michael Rutledge (@bambookaiju) joins me in discussing our July adventure, which took us up to Washington State for a festival of Twin Peaks proportion.

Michael Rutledge (@bambookaiju), Andrea Mullarkey (@mullarkea), and Jeff (@IB_Furious) join me in discussing the finale and overall experience of True Detective 2: Eclectic Hullabaloo.