Outlander is a literary work replete with metaphorical imagery, none of it accidental. Perhaps no single image is more ubiquitous than that of a wide variety of birds. In this piece, I will examine the species of birds which make major appearances in both the book and the show and what they mean in…
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Written By : Paige Contreras Nothing really prepares you for when you read a book. Especially one you’ve never heard of, seen a review about, or have never even heard of the author before. You may read the back cover or the synopsis on the inside, but it only gives you a general idea. Or,…
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Occasionally, Mary and I would like to get involved with the Blog too! God knows, we already talk too much on the podcast, but there are some ideas that I want to publish immediately without having to get the whole studio ready and my two kids to sleep! Plus, it gives me an excuse to…
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Written by: Barbara Wismer So let’s start with Claire’s wartime service during World War II. A little bit of nursing history can show you how extremely clever and wonderful Diana’s choice to make her a nurse, and an aspiring herbalist, really was. Of course in ancient times nursing was performed mainly by tribal Medicine Men…
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Written by: Caroline Trevor Volume 2 of the original Television soundtrack for Outlander is to be released on September 25th. The cost is $10.98 or £7.99 in the UK. Music is by Bear McCreary. You can find it on Amazon here The Songs include 1. Outlander – The Skye Boat Song (Extended) [feat. Raya Yarbrough] 2….
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Claire can travel through the stones because she appears to have an inherited time-travel gift tied to bloodlines, gemstones, Samhain, Master Raymond, and blue-light mythology.
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Written by Melissa Bowers. Updated and expanded for Mary & Blake Media. Claire’s Outlander wedding dress is not just beautiful. It is the costume that turns “The Wedding” into a fairy tale. That matters because Outlander Season 1 Episode 7 is doing something very difficult. Claire and Jamie’s marriage begins as a practical solution. It…
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“Don’t be afraid, “ he whispered into my hair. “There’s the two of us now.” I felt warm, soothed, and safe for the first time in many days. It was only as I drifted into sleep under the first rays of daylight that I remembered the knife above my head, and wondered again,…
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Ah, the Emmys. As a TV fanatic, there’s no greater high than seeing your favorite show’s name among the elite list of programs recognized each year by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences voters. Those gold statuettes have long served as industry benchmarks indicating that the countless time spent by talented writers, producers,…
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Written by: Erin McGowan This is a disclaimer that may help shed light for some on why I’m writing this and why I may have these feelings. I was about half way through Voyager when a lot of the things I talk about below took place. Yeah, you book readers know what I’m thinking about…so,…
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