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In China, on the traditional Tomb Sweeping Day, families visit gravesto honor their ancestors.It’s a moment for the living to connect with the dead, where the words on tombstones tell stories of lives lived and relationships formed. Yet, in funeral homes, there are unnamed ashes— some bel...
“The writers shortlisted in this year’s Bath Short Story Award have understood this: that each component part must work in harmony, be in service to a story that must entertain… In my selection I have chosen the stories that resonated with me, the ones that having read them for a thir...
Into the Forest features twenty-three new and exclusive stories inspired by the Baba Yaga—the witch of Slavic folklore—written by some of today’s leading women-in-horror. Featured contributors include Bram Stoker Award® winners and nominees Gwendolyn Kiste, Stephanie M. Wytovich, Mercedes M....
doi:10.1080/0895769x.2016.1201418Steven PetersheimRoutledge
Posted inBooks and media,mythology,Science fiction and fantasy,Writing|TaggedDeadlands,fantasy,Folklore,Short story,The Deadlands,writing|Comments Off One Day in the Afterlife of Detective Roshni Chaddha Posted onDecember 9, 2022byRati Mehrotra ...
New and Selected Poems GBP 15.501495746252 DAWSON PATRICIA V. The Kiln GBP 4.501495746253 DAWSON FIELDING The Sun Rises Into the Sky and Other Stories 1952-1966 GBP 9.001352854053 KAZMIERCZAK-STUBLER, THERESA Kazmierczak-Stubler, Theresa the Canadian Rockies Signed Ltd Num Cdn 1st/1st Nf USD 49.99...
EDITOR Béaloideas. The Journal of the Folklore of Ireland Society. Vol 54-55- 1986-7 GBP 40.001301398809 KEVIN NEIL (DON BOYNE) I Remember Karrigeen. The Way of Life in a Country Town Given with Humour and Reflection. GBP 20.00
Why we love it: Kids may know about Anansi from the popular bookAnansi the Spider, but there are lots of tales about him in West African folklore. In this one, Anansi thinks he knows everything, but a child has something new to teach him.Explore more Anansi tales here. ...
in which the protagonist has sex with a ghost,” writes Carmen Maria Machado, recommending Aoko Matsuda’s story “Peony Lanterns.” Matsuda’s spirited (in a few senses) collection is inspired by traditional Japanese ghosts, and she also curated a list for us of female ghosts from folklore...