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Episode: Fika With Vicky Welcomes Guest Helen JR Bruce - May 25, 2023
Description: Our Guest this week is Helen JR Bruce, Helen JR Bruce is an author, folklorist and illustrator based in Somerset. Inspired by the rich heritage of British folklore, she collides ancient tales with the modern landscape, inviting readers into the liminal space between story and reality. A lifelong love of Dartmoor populates her writing with witches, Wisht Hounds and the Wild Hunt, while her childhood home of Essex brings the padding paws of Black Shuck and other spectral black dogs. Helen studied English Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Westminster, and since then has published two folkloric fantasy...