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This personal archive of Musings (aka my weblog) functions as a database for interesting fanfiction I came across, as well as for my own work on (among other things) autism, bisexuality, fan studies, King Alfred of Wessex, mermaids, music & (ludo)musicology, martial arts, (neuro)psychology, video games, the medium formerly known as TV, and random nerdiness. I hope that you’ll enjoy browsing through my Musings (Blog).

In response to this blog post, I received another story about King Alfred that features Ogham. Written under the pseudonym of Merryn.

Title Author Use of ogham Language Learning from the past The Ancient Scribe language lesson, romance English Firefly alhena_m35 divination, romance English An Rí Cogaidh agus an Sagart Gaelach: Scéal Grá na Máighdean Íseal faoi Mhágic ogham Aisling O’Malley secret communication, language lesson, romance Irish The Message K.A. Storm communication English The ogham Bride Fenris_Wolf secret communication; language lesson, romance Alfred y Abigail: Dos secretos corasketches language lesson; romance Spanish Untitled King Alfred fanfiction officeofbooks language lesson; romance; 18+ English The Medicine Woman Lady_Dora healing English The Redheaded Artist and the King’s Lessons Scarlett Inkwell language lesson, romance English The Secret of the Stone Byrne secret communication English Alfred’s Legacy Yonit Mishor language lesson English

As part of the MOOC “Sit Less, Get Active” by The University of Edinburgh, here is a literature review on physical activity recommendations and their health benefits. I hope that these findings will inform my work, particularly in exploring how individuals with autism can integrate beneficial physical activities into their daily lives.

Some preliminary findings of my PhD research, in a table. I categorized these “monstrous mermaids” in fan art and gave them their names. Monstrous Mermaids Frankenstein Mermaid Zombie Mermaid Vampire Mermaid Robot Mermaid Identity Markers One or two crazy eyes, stitched skin, pin-up hair and make-up style and spider webs Deconstructed body, bald head, flat nose, pointed teeth, bright light blue eyes and odd-coloured skin Fangs, reptilian eyes or a dark coloured ring around the iris Elements of technology Colours Black and white, sometimes with added blue, green or red Green, yellow, brown Green, black Pastel, black, metal, gold Media most frequently depicted through  Digital art, ceramics, photoshop, tattoos, fine arts and cosplay. Fanfiction, fanart and books for youngsters. Fanfiction, and cosplay / makeup Music, fanfiction Intervention/bordercrossing …

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