Firth is a father, horse-friend, magikal storyteller, and award-winning indie author of six books on kincentric ecology, mythology, and horror.
A Seanchaí Student,
A Bastard of Bards.
Firth is a father, horse-friend, Sacred Hunter, magikal storyteller, and award-winning indie author of six books on kincentric ecology, mythology, and horror.
His latest book, The Plain of Pillars, is a subversive retelling of Irish Mythology that has been described as “a mastery of genre fiction, being lyrically impressive and philosophically engaging,” (Independent Book Review) and won the 2025 Fantasy Book of The Year (Independent Publishers).
He is the co-founder of Timshel Wildland, a kincentric rewilding and relational conservation project in Virginia, and Unshod, an organization rooted in kinship and ancient crafts, which also hosts a weekly, long-form conversation podcast.
He lives in Virginia with his wife and three children.
D. Firth Griffith
Sacred Ecologist, Storyteller
Firth is an award-winning author of six books, educator, international speaker, and pioneer in the kincentric rewilding landscape.
Firth, from the Welsh ffridd, is an important trace that provides a bridge between the modern and the dark-waters, the lowlands and uplands, the farmed and the wild, which helps Mother and her Kin move, live, and feast.
Myth is Medicine BUndle
Seanchaí
Irish: [ˈʃan̪ˠəxiː] or [ʃan̪ˠəˈxiː], an Irish Storyteller.
A Limited Edition of
Dark-Water Words.
An exclusive, limited edition (hardcover) birthed in the creative dark-waters of co-dreaming with award-winning author, D. Firth Griffith the soul-dancing, earth-pigment painter, Scarlett Butters.
The Plain of Pillars is Book I of the Rimwalker Series, recognized as The 2025 Best Fantasy Book of the Year.
It is a Subversive Retelling of Irish Mythology that 'weaves a vibrant tapestry of hope, resilience, and magic' (Literary Titan).
"The Plain of Pillarsretells Celtic myths and revitalizes ancient folkloric traditions, weav[ing] a powerful critique ... of colonization, apathy, and individualism. Griffith demonstrates a mastery of genre fiction and mythology, employing narrative techniques that are both lyrically impressive and philosophically engaging.”
–INDEPENDENT BOOK REVIEW
Firth is an award-winning author of six books, educator, international speaker, and pioneer in the kincentric rewilding landscape.
Unshod Podcast
Long-form conversation about relearning the kinship worldview with author, horse-drawn woodwright, and renowned storyteller, D. Firth Griffith. This is not about saving the world. This has everything to do with leaving the right kind of tracts in the mud.
