The Snow Woman: American Folktale of the Northern Winter
In the frozen wilderness of the Upper Great Lakes, where icy winds sweep through pine forests and snow blankets the world in white silence,
How the Rabbit Got His Tricks: A Lesson on Wit and Survival in African American Folklore
In the warm countryside of the old American South, where pine trees whispered and fields shimmered in the sun, there lived a clever creature
The Jack-o’-Lantern and the Devil: American Folktale of Halloween Origins
In the misty hills of New England and the shadowed valleys of the Appalachians, old Irish immigrants shared tales beside crackling fires each Halloween
N-Dam-Keno-Wet: Water Spirit Legend
The river behind Kitigan Zibi had always carried stories. Long before the roads were paved or the town had its current name, before the
The Ozark Witch Doctor’s Knot: American Folktale of Healing and Protection
High in the mist-covered ridges of the Ozark Mountains, where winding rivers cut through thick forests and the air hums with cicadas, the people
The Skinwalker of Black Mesa
The desert night around Black Mesa was still too still. The kind of silence that presses against your ears and makes you aware of
The Braucherei “Powwow” Healing Prayer: American Folktale of Faith and Cure
In the quiet farmlands of Pennsylvania, where morning mist drifts over wooden barns and church bells echo through rolling valleys, a sacred practice once
The Little Soldier of Chickamauga
The morning air over the valley of Chickamauga was heavy and still, as if the land itself held its breath. Mist drifted above the
The Thunderbird: Ancient Makah Legend
The storm rolled in from the sea like a living thing black clouds twisting and folding upon themselves, flashing with veins of white fire.
The Black Cat Bone and the Lucky Hand: American Hoodoo Folktale
In the Deep South of America, where the warm air hums with cicadas and the rivers carry stories as old as the land itself,
