Category Archives: Myth, folk and faery
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Atlantis Rising
19April 10, 2016 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
A couple of posts ago, when discussing Plato’s notion of contentment, I brought up the Lost Continent of Atlantis. Actually …
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Through the Janus Gate
11January 10, 2016 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
The Roman god Janus is the god of beginnings and transitions. It is generally thought that January is named for …
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All Things Krampus
16December 13, 2015 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
The #FolkloreThursday Twitter feed has been full the last few weeks of all things Krampus. This makes sense, given that …
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Is the Book of Job a Folktale?
16November 29, 2015 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
Is the Book of Job a folktale? Well, some of it is, yes. At least that is what I discovered …
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September Folklore Sampler: Of Proverbs and Selkies and Mapping the Grim
9October 4, 2015 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
At the beginning of September I mentioned a new hashtag on Twitter I enjoy following – #FolkloreThursdays. My first post …
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5 Folktales About Grief
18September 6, 2015 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
“There is probably more folklore emanating from mortals’ response to dying and death than any other human experience.” D. L. …
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Of Slams and Evil Folktales
Leave a commentSeptember 15, 2012 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
As I explained in the post before last, in addition to tweeting on my own behalf, I currently tweet for …
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Folktales about Money
1September 4, 2012 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
In addition to tweeting on my own behalf @prnancarrow, I currently am responsible for tweeting for the organization whose board …
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