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  • My Top 5 Favorite Classic Rock Muse Books

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    Today’s post is a countdown of my top five favorite books written by and about Classic Rock Muses. They were the Groupies, Girlfriends, and Wives that inspired many of the songs we love.     Without further ado, here’s the list! Number 5: Let’s Spend…

  • Stevie Nicks, Iconic Rock Star and Gold Dust Woman

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I am focusing on Stevie Nicks!   Today is Stevie’s birthday so this seems like the perfect topic today.   Now, anyone who knows my content probably knows how much I adore Stevie Nicks and her music, so this is definitely not a surprising person to feature on Femme…

  • Bohemian of the 70s: A Poem

    For today’s post, I have decided to share a poem about my love of the 70s culture and music and the magick within! Bohemian of the 70s by Maranda Wabik Feeling like I belong In the 1970s Music of Fleetwood Mac Playing on my Turntable Long hair messily falling Down my back So many emotions…

  • Gold Dust in My Aura: A Poem

    For today’s post, I have decided to share another poem about my Golden Aura and Gold Dust Woman. Gold Dust in My Aura by Maranda Wabik Gold Dust in my Soul Gold Dust makes me Whole Gold Dust in my Aura Gold Dust fills my space Gold Dust in my Eyes Gold Dust does not…

  • Gold Dust in My Soul: A Poem

    For today’s post, I have decided to share a poem about my love of Stevie Nicks! Gold Dust in My Soul by Maranda Wabik Twirling Shawls Sparkling Fringe The smell of Patchouli Wafting through the air Music being made Invading my ears In a Symphony of Beauty My body dances The beat entrances Shaking my…

  • My Top 7 Favorite Stevie Nicks Albums

    For today’s post, I have decided to do a countdown of my seven favorite Stevie Nicks albums.   This list will include studio albums, official compilations, Fleetwood Mac albums during Stevie’s tenure in the band, and live albums.    I felt this was the fairest way to do a cross-section of my favorite albums by…

  • John Keats and the Leanan Sidhe

    For today’s post, I have decided to share a short story I have written about what really may have happened to the great poet John Keats! John Keats and the Leanan Sidhe by Maranda Wabik So many of you may know the tale of the tragic Romantic poet John Keats.   He died very young…

  • Penny Lane: Muse, Leanan Sidhe, Rock n’ Roll Band Aid

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday I have decided to discuss the character of Penny Lane in Almost Famous and by extension how she relates to the concept of the Rock and Roll Muse and Groupies of the Sixties in general!   Now, I do realize that the film is set in the 1970s not…

  • Janis Joplin, Queen of Rock and Roll

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided that I will be focusing on the great musician Janis Joplin!   Janis began to rise to fame in the 1960s when she joined the band Big Brother and the Holding Company.    Later on in her career, she would break out as a solo act,…

  • Guitar Man Poem

    For today’s post, I have decided to share a poem I wrote.   This one is inspired by the love of my life, my husband Andrew! Guitar Man by Maranda Wabik Notes of music flit about the room. Nimble fingers glide across the frets. A pick manipulates the finely tuned strings, Softly playing the blues.…