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You Will Call it Fate

There is a moment when something old returns. The same argument, the same retreat, the same hunger for approval. You […]

An eye without a face is difficult to ignore. It seems to look without offering the ordinary signs by which

Swans are not always tragic. They are animals going about their lives. The tragedy belongs to some of the stories

The wise fool is an uncomfortable figure. Someone whose position seems to disqualify them from authority says what authority would

An ending can be foreknown without becoming emotionally simple. Ragnarök gathers a world’s fears into a sequence of broken restraints,

A gift can be valuable and still arrive with consequences nobody wanted. Prometheus’ fire is compelling because the story does

Explore the deep roots of folklore in festivals worldwide, from Diwali to Carnival, and their timeless cultural significance.

The ocean can seem like the space between places. In the stories and navigational knowledge considered here, it also becomes

A lake, a forest dwelling, a house: each can hold a different kind of encounter. The rusalka, Baba Yaga and