Dierdre Cieran

@dmcieran.bsky.social

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I write fantasy for all ages, exploring themes of resilience and perseverance. I have two kids and two cats. Outside of writing, I like to garden, crochet, draw and paint.

top part is the heading of my substack article. Bottom part is a realistic drawing of a blue-green eye in colored pencil.
Panda cat curled up in a cloth bag on a lap in front of a keyboard. One mostly white paw reaches toward the camera.
image is of a desert with a cliff and canyon in the background. In the foreground is a girl wearing a backpack with long dark brown hair and looking over her shoulder toward the camera.
Image is of a desert with a cliff and a canyon in the background. In the foreground is a girl carrying a backpack and looking over her shoulder toward the "camera"
A black cat and a panda cat look out a window onto a green garden.
A dragon stands with wings outstretched on the palm of a hand.
Picture is of a manuscript marked with purple pen. In the top left corner is a purple pen and a yellow highlighter.
Picture is of a black and white cat sleeping on the arm of her human. She is nestled in a cloth-like reusable shopping bag on an arm with her forepaw draped over an arm.
Reusable grocery bags are scattered across this picture. Two cats rest in loaf shape on the grocery bags, one fluffy and black and the other a short-haired panda.
On the left: a black and white cat sitting on a post and looking up and to the left. On the right: a dignified fluffy black cat sitting in a crock pot and looking to the left.
Top right picture is of a person writing in a notebook. Bottom left picture is of a trail through a forest.
Two cats side by side in the top of a cat tree. Left cat is a fluffy void, right cat is a panda.
Man with blond curly hair holding a woman with brown hair, eyes closed.
mages of a desert with mountains in the background and saguaro cacti in the mid ground
couple (m/f) cuddling
image of a desert with title "Under the Bright Sun" in block letters
corner where floor meets wall
Images of the Sonoran desert with Saguaros and chollas in the foreground and mountains in the background.
text in front of a background of eggs on a tortilla
Collage including flowers, nature, butterflies, eagles, and a wolf with the word 'Emergence' at the center.
a cloudy sky with wind elements and a quote about magic making stories come to life.
a blurry forest with a single, glowing particle.
Fantasy author moodboard with photos by: Mehmet Turgut Kirkgoz, Pixabay, Susanne Jutzeler, James Wheeler, cottonbro studio, Denniz Futalan, Ellie Burgin, and Rodrigo Pederzini retrieved from Pexels.com on 12/16/24
blurred manuscript and a plate of snacks