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Please Support Our Show: Join us on SubstackLove KnotWork Storytelling? Your financial contribution helps me pay the amazing team that puts this show together.Subscribe to our newsletter Myth Is MedicineWrite with Marisa this SeptemberThe Writers’ Knot is welcoming new members! This is the global creative community where where the mythic imagination meets creative expression. Registration is now open and due to the intimate nature of this community, space is extremely limited: www.marisagoudy.com/writers-knot-communityOur StoryAt a ceilidh, a home-based gathering, in the Highlands of Scotland, a young man is asked to follow the custom of sharing a song or a story. He has nothing to share, so he is asked to contribute by drawing water from the well. While there, he sees a mysterious boat and climbs in and it takes him to a far shore. When he steps on the shore, he realizes everything has changed. Suddenly, he is a she, and our protagonist begins a new life on the other side of the loch…Our GuestDr Michael Newton earned a Ph.D. in Celtic Studies from the University of Edinburgh in 1998 and was an Assistant Professor in the Celtic Studies department of St Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia 2008-2013. He has written a multitude of books and articles about Gaelic culture and history and is a leading authority on Scottish Gaelic heritage in North America. In 2018 he was recognized with the International award at the annual Scottish Gaelic awards in Glasgow, Scotland. The book that he co-edited with Wilson McLeod, An Ubhal as Àirde / The Highest Apple: An Anthology of Scottish Gaelic Literature, was awarded with the Best Gaelic Non-Fiction Book of 2020 by the Gaelic Books Council of Scotland. He established the Hidden Glen Folk School of Scottish Highland Heritage in 2019 to teach a range of topics to students online and is reaching a global audience including Scotland, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.Find Michael on Substack with his newsletter The Virtual Gael. His scholarly articles are available at academia.edu Music at the start of the show is by Beth Sweeney and Billy Hardy: billyandbeth.comWORK WITH MARISA1:1 Writing Coaching: If you are working on a spiritual memoir or wellness professional or a creative entrepreneur who wants to use stories to build
