The Whispering Shell of Marajó
When floodwater uncovers an old shell, a young potter must listen to the memory of river, mangrove, and tide.
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The Jade Whistle of Cihuatán
When drought grips the fields below Cihuatán, a potter’s daughter hears an abandoned city ask to be remembered before rain can return.
María Lionza and the River of Sleeping Seeds
When a mountain stream is bound by human hands, a young piache apprentice must wake the land before the forest forgets how to grow.
The Whispering Mangroves of Teluk Bintuni
A folktale of roots, tides, and the cost of cutting what holds a bay together
Nyai Sedapu and the Moonless Tide of Bawean
A moonless bargain beneath the reefs of Bawean
The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs: The Calls Are Coming from Inside
When the Danger Was Already There
The Hook: The Urban Legend of the Escaped Killer
When the Night Reached for the Car Door
The Happy Prince: When a Statue Gave Everything
Gold Leaf by Gold Leaf, Ruby by Ruby, Until Nothing Was Left
The Selfish Giant: When One Cold Heart Melted
Spring Comes Only to Those Who Share
Chicken Little: The Sky Is Falling
How Panic Spreads and Why You Should Check Your Facts
Bigfoot: The Wild Man of the American Wilderness
Sasquatch, the Creature Science Cannot Find or Disprove
Bloody Mary: The Spirit in the Mirror
The Legend That Haunts Every Sleepover
The Vanishing Hitchhiker: The Ghost Who Just Wants to Go Home
The Most Widespread Ghost Story in America
The Story of the Seychellois spirit, Bwạr Lerwa
An island myth of granite shores, moonlit mangroves, and the restless spirit who listens to the sea
The Myth of the Mauritian Ghost, Tonton Macoute
How an island boogeyman became warning, memory and protector in Mauritian folklore
The Legend of the Songa Raudhat
A Comorian folktale of sea-wind spirits, djinns, and the hidden garden beneath the waves
The Tale of the Himba Holy Fire (Okuruwo)
A Namibian legend about the Okuruwo, the sacred fire that binds the Himba to their ancestors.
The Legend of Maman Brigitte: Keeper of Graves and Laughter
Haiti’s fierce Loa of the dead, tracing African roots, cemeteries, and the first woman buried beneath the iron gate
The Tale of Baron Samedi (Haitian Vodou, with African roots)
An immersive mythic portrait of the Loa of the dead, traced from West Africa to the graveyards of Haiti
The Story of the Loa of Vodun - Specific Tales
An immersive exploration of individual Loa from Benin Vodun and Haitian Vodou — their characters, stories, rituals, and enduring cultural resonance.
The Tale of the Sigui Festival and the Great Mask
A richly woven account of the Dogon sixty-year Sigui celebration, the carving of the Great Mask, and the passage of ancestral knowledge at the Bandiagara Escarpment
The Myth of Luandinha: The Angolan Mermaid of Rivers
A richly detailed folktale from Angola about a river mermaid who brings both fortune and danger
The Legend of the Kongamato
A Zambian swamp legend of a pterosaur-like creature said to capsize canoes and haunt the floodplain
The Tale of the Nandi Bear
A deep dive into the Kenyan legend of a bear-like predator that haunts highland pastures and folk memory
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