The Flower of the Cedar
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Creator: Kay Ben-Avraham
Synopsis:
The Flower of the Cedar is a tale of dryads, from a time long before human history began. Lara, a young dryad, once had three hearts (as with all her kind). To recover them and bring them to life, she must set out on an unknown journey. Fearing the god of the land, who reportedly devours hearts, and inexplicably drawn to the lamia (who, tales say, revive hearts by an ominous method called guttings), she leaves her home, embarking on the heart-finding quest. For lovers of fantasy, mythology, and fairy tales—for those whose bookshelves may harbor the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Madeleine L’Engle, and others of their glad company—or for dabblers in mysticism and the sacred feminine—this story will doubtless have deep resonance.
Completion status: Finished
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Episodes:
Chapter Five: The Food of the Gods
Wed, 29 Jan 2020 13:45:00 -0500
Lara and Jann leave the Lifted City and strike out on the heart-finding quest, together.
Chapter Six: Nena, the Birther
Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:00:00 -0500
Their journey brings them to a woman named Nena, whose unexplained past pains her still.
Chapter Seven: Her Hearts Open
Sun, 23 Feb 2020 08:00:00 -0500
Turned out, Lara and Jann journey into the cold. Lara has her first sight of living hearts.
Wed, 04 Mar 2020 08:00:00 -0500
Lara’s first heart-seed finding, on a strange night.
Sun, 15 Mar 2020 08:00:00 -0400
The approach of winter threatens, and the two young women find a new traveling companion.
Chapter Ten: This One Is Precious
Fri, 27 Mar 2020 08:00:00 -0400
As Lara’s illness draws on, Dane gives them shelter.
Chapter Eleven: Living-Hearted Healer
Tue, 07 Apr 2020 08:00:00 -0400
Their survival seems uncertain, when unexpectedly they are met by a healer and his wife.
Chapter Thirteen: The Sadness and the Hope
Mon, 11 May 2020 18:00:00 -0400
Together with the beleaguered healer and his wife, Jann, Lara, and Dane take refuge in a Mahoghany village.
Chapter Fourteen: Winter-Lions on the Tor
Mon, 25 May 2020 11:00:00 -0400
The travelers come into the home of Thoman and his wife Nisa, and they learn of the sorrow held there.
Chapter Fifteen: The Second Heart-Seed
Mon, 08 Jun 2020 11:00:00 -0400
Lara’s second heart-seed finding comes on a winter’s night.
Chapter Sixteen: Before the Ghan
Mon, 22 Jun 2020 13:00:00 -0400
Lara, Jann, and Dane stand before ghan, seeking sanctuary from the winter.
Chapter Seventeen: A Door in Him Opens
Mon, 13 Jul 2020 13:00:00 -0400
The friends venture up the mountainside, and Lara discovers something.
Mon, 27 Jul 2020 15:00:00 -0400
The family take Jann, Lara, and Dane to the underground springs, and Lara is thunderstruck by a stranger’s revelation.
Chapter Nineteen: The Answer that Is Not an Answer
Mon, 10 Aug 2020 15:00:00 -0400
Lara confronts Nisa, to unforeseen results.
Mon, 24 Aug 2020 13:00:00 -0400
An uncovering takes place, and grief grows whole.
Chapter Twenty-One: The Parting
Mon, 07 Sep 2020 13:00:00 -0400
Lara and Jann at last leave the Mahoghany tor, with the coming of spring.
Chapter Twenty-Three: The Lamia
Mon, 05 Oct 2020 13:00:00 -0400
Lara slips away to seek out the lamia.
Chapter Twenty-Four: The Feast of Weeping
Mon, 19 Oct 2020 13:00:00 -0400
Dane returns to the Temple for the Feast, and dreams bring him an unlocking he did not expect.
Chapter Twenty-Five: The Wilder
Mon, 02 Nov 2020 13:00:00 -0500
In the wake of an attack, Lara is taken in by the lamia.
Chapter Twenty-Six: She Learns Wilder Ways
Mon, 16 Nov 2020 13:00:00 -0500
Lara’s lamia wisdom-learning begins.
Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Gutting
Mon, 30 Nov 2020 13:00:00 -0500
She reaches her goal at last—and finds tragedy there.
Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Mind-Breaking
Mon, 14 Dec 2020 13:00:00 -0500
After her deed, Lara abandons self and life, allowing deep unravelling.
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Her Courage
Mon, 28 Dec 2020 13:00:00 -0500
When Jann at last catches her up, Lara faces a choice.
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 17:00:00 -0500
Publication, patronage, and other such announcements!
Chapter Thirty: The Summer Is Here
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 13:00:00 -0500
Her final heart-seed, and the approach of the Summer Mountain.
Chapter Thirty-One: For All Joy
Mon, 25 Jan 2021 13:00:00 -0500
The threads that were severed are woven anew.
The Flower of the Cedar Is Published!
Mon, 22 Mar 2021 20:00:00 -0400
Listeners can now buy the book on Amazon in paperback, audiobook, and ebook formats!
Mon, 20 Feb 2023 12:00:00 -0500
Since self-publishing The Flower of the Cedar, Kay has accepted a publishing deal with Signum University Press (https://press.signumuniversity.org/) to rewrite and publish a second edition of Flower—and she needs your support! You can sign up at press.signumuniversity.org for serial subscriptions to her new material (https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/press/work/flowercedar/), or sign up for the deeper dive of the Author's Circle membership (https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/press/work/flowercedar/) and join Kay for live monthly discussions of her ongoing work.
Sun, 19 Mar 2023 16:00:00 -0400
The new prologue gives us a taste of the changes forthcoming in Kay's second edition of The Flower of the Cedar, soon to be published through Broadleaf Books, an imprint of Signum University Press. You can support her work at press.signumuniversity.org by purchasing a serial subscription for $2.50 a month, or join Kay's Author's Circle for $25 a month and meet live each month to discuss her new material!