To celebrate the release of the final book in my werewolf trilogy, here is a quote from Lana Turner that says it all. #WerewolfWednesday.
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The Wolf in Song
Today is the day the final book in THE RUNES TRILOGY is released. The Wolf at War is action packed with plenty of werewolves. In fact, the world may actually be run by them. But you have to read to find out. I hope you enjoy this post as part of the celebration of the…
A fine collection of art, poetry, and fiction about wolves
I am delighted to have a new poem entitled “wolf howl” in the fine collection, Wolf Warriors: The National Wolf Watcher Anthology. All proceeds go to the Wolfwatcher Coalition. The book blurb says it all: Wolves have terrified and mystified us, their howls echoing through the words of our fairy tales, the texts of our…
Exploring wolf references: wolf whistle
Wolf-whistle is a little different from many of the phrases I’ve explored. Just why the sound, made by inserting one’s fingers into…one’s mouth…is unknown. Some suggest it’s called that because the men making it are wolves–giving unwanted advances toward women. The high-pitched whistle is also sometimes called a wolf call. Humans have a long and…
Exploring wolf references “…and the wolves will eat you.”
The phrase, “Make yourself a sheep and the wolf will eat you” is from a 1773 letter to Jane Mecom, written by the famous quipster, Benjamin Franklin. In this instance, he is telling others not to allow superiors to do wrong and ignore it. Of course, the advice applies in many scenarios. Humans have a…
Exploring wolf references: a wolf in his belly
The saying, “A growing youth has a wolf in his belly” uses the image of a feasting wolf to demonstrate how much a teenager eats. Unlike many of the references, this one has a comical edge to it and is most akin to “wolf down.” Humans have a long and sordid history with wolves. As…
Exploring wolf references: Fear makes the wolf bigger…
“Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is.” This German proverb makes use of the wolf as metaphor for anything we anticipate, making worse than the actuality. Imagine a wolf howling in the night; we fear it even from a long distance when it poses no threat. Humans have a long and sordid history with…
Exploring wolf references: Run with the wolves
“Run with the wolves” has different meanings based on the context. In the context of the phrase: “If you run with wolves, you will learn how to howl”, it is closely associated with a similar phrase, “You can tell a person by his friends/the company he keeps.” The idea is you will behave like “the pack”…
Exploring wolf references: Throw to the wolves
If you throw someone to the wolves, you’ve given him or her over to a terrible fate or abandoned him/her. For example: “The manager threw his employee to the wolves to save his own skin.” In this instance, a person is sacrificed by another to save his/her job. Another popular way to express this sentiment…
Exploring Wolf References: Wolf Down
To “wolf down” means to eat like a wolf, or quickly and in large chunks without chewing well. The phrase is most often used colloquially. This subject was inspired by #WerewolfWednesday, which I hold each week on my Facebook page. Also see: Keep the wolves at bay Lone Wolf Cry Wolf Keep the wolf from the door…
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