Mythic Mirror
Mary C Kehoe
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Mythic Mirror is for fans of fantasy, folklore, and myth who want their life story to be deep, magical, and fulfilling. Join fantasy author, Mary C Kehoe, and cofounder of the Sleepless Elite, Carolina Carter in exploring modern fantasy, ancient myth and how to make our favorite books catalysts in our lives.
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One Dark Window—First Reaction: Dark Fantasy With Old Folklore Feel
Time for a Book Chat! Explore One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig with Mary and Carolina. This dark fantasy has the folkloric tone of Uprooted and the familiar feel of an old favorite. Have any…
The Herbalist's Path: Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Living | Mythic Mirror Ep 23
Join Mary and Carolina as they chat with Eleanor, an expert herbalist who has been foraging wild herbs for decades and loving fantasy books her whole life. Enrich your life with simple ways to bring…
Thud! Ending Reaction: Vimes, the Darkness, and Where's My Cow? | Ep 22
Explore the absolute gold that is the second half of Terry Pratchett's book Thud! Plumb the depths of evil, goodness, and well the depths. This is a book about dwarfs after all. Terry Pratchett is a…
Yearning, Myth & the Soul: A Deep Dive | Mythic Mirror Ep 21
Is yearning an aspect of the soul? What is it we yearn for? How does fantasy connect to this sense of longing? Explore this theme of heart and soul with Mary and Carolina. Can we attain connection…
Terry Pratchett's Thud! Threads weaving, Plots Twisting, Whodunnit | Mythic Mirror Ep 20
Jump in to the first half of Terry Pratchett's amazing murder mystery, fantasy extravaganza, Thud! If you love humor and depth you'll love this book. Join us for the this Mythic Read! You can buy…
Can We Regain Hearth Magic & Ancient Hospitality | Mythic Mirror Episode 19
What does the ancient law of hospitality and hearth spirits have to do with modern life? How can we regain what was lost? And did you know you can blame it all on Mad King George? Stay tuned for…
Empire of Gold Final Reaction: Deep Themes & Rich Mythology | Mythic Mirror Ep 18
Look back on Empire of Gold and dive into the themes within Chakraborty's Trilogy—Sacrifice, Liberty, belief, and Ducklings! The ducklings are in real life, not a theme of this masterfully written…
Fantasy & Real-World Resilience: Wanderers, North Stars, & Everyday Magic
Come chat about mental and emotional resiliency in fiction and real life! Following the wanderer archetype, Mary and Carolina explore the aspects of fantasy book characters that give them resiliency,…
Empire of Gold Deep Dive: Choices that Define Us | Mythic Mirror Ep 16
What is Chakraborty doing to us with this amazing, heart wrenching book? Visit with Mary and Carolina as they discuss the twists and turns of Empire of Gold. When Ali and Nahri take a stand, who and…
Is The World Inherently Good or Evil? | Mythic Mirror Ep 15
Dive into fantasy genres and life philosophies with Mary and Carolina! What did hopepunk originally mean? How can we be noblebright in a grimdark world? Catch Mary misquoting something she really…
Empire of Gold Opening Choices and Twists
Empire of Gold: how do we find our beloved characters? What plot twists and reveals have we had so far? What new fresh heart break have we gone through....oh Dara—you dear, brave, brainwashed fool.…
Hopepunk to Grimdark—Explore Subgenres of Epic Fantasy
Chat with us about epic fantasy subgenres! We name some favorite books as we wander through the byways of noblebright and dark fantasy.Do you know someone who would enjoy Mythic Mirror? Share the…
Kingdom of Copper Ending: Redemptions, Betrayals and Spoilers
Mary and Carolina chat about character arcs, motives, and choices. Come along and explore side characters' stand out moments and devastating sacrifices that never should have been.Be a part of the…
Rueful But Unruled—A Fantasy Short Story and the Creative Process
Listen to an original fantasy short story in celebration of Mary's Kickstarter Pre launch page going live for her upcoming book, Breaking Inlands! Visit with Mary and Carolina as they discuss the…
Scientist to Weapon, Poet to Prince, and a Kingdom to Copper
Looking at the Characters of S. A. Chakraborty's Kingdom of Copper through the lens of archetypes. Join Mary and Carolina as they delve a little deeper into this magnificent fantasy book! Let us…
Kingdom of Copper, Loved Ones, and More Lies
Mary and Carolina jump into S.A. Chakraborty's Kingdom of Copper, it's been five years since City of Brass ended and things have gone from tense to deadly. Who do you love? Who's starting to scare…
City of Brass: Lies, Devastating Choices, and How We Still Love All Of Them
Join us as we process the end of S.A. Chakraborty's fantasy book, City of Brass. The devastating choices and huge reveals in the ending left us reeling. Finish the book before listening to this…
City of Brass, Character Dives, and Not-Evil-Kings
What happens when the evil king isn't evil? What if we love characters who are diametrically opposed to each other? Deep dive with us into a look at the wonderful characters of the epic fantasy, City…
City of Brass, Not-Ancient Egypt, and Messing About with Magic
Chat with us this week as we explore the beginning of City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty! Revel in the unique historic setting and philosophize about intention, balance and survival.Want to read…
Witches Abroad, Godmothers running amok, and Greebo
Come with us to Genua with the Witches of the Discworld and chat about illusion, the soul, beeeeeness and of course the brilliance of Pratchett!Free story! maryckehoe.comConnect with us!…
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Mythic Mirror has published 25 episodes since December 2025, covering topics in Arts, Books.
Mythic Mirror is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 32m.
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