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Crystal Ponti
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A freelance writer exploring the intersection of history and folklore. Bylines: The History Channel, The New York Times, BBC, etc. Also @HistoriumU (Historium Unearthia); Grieving mom of Adam.

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Fireflies were once thought to be wandering spirits. Their flickering lights resembled signals from the unseen. #MythologyMonday

Art: Elliot Lang
February 16, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Spiders often represent fate in mythology. Their webs echo the invisible threads that connect every life. #MythologyMonday
February 16, 2026 at 2:33 PM
In many myths, insects are not pests but messengers. Their small size allows them to slip between worlds unseen. #MythologyMonday

Art: Cindi Riley
February 16, 2026 at 12:26 PM
In Victorian symbolism, cats represented both tenderness and mystery. The heart was never meant to be entirely understood. #FolkloreSunday

Art: DeborahBart
February 15, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Stories often show cats lingering at thresholds, between indoors and out. Love, too, lives in that liminal space between certainty and risk. #FolkloreSunday

Art: Paula Bridges
February 15, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Black cats in some cultures symbolized enduring love. Their dark coats represented loyalty that remained even in uncertain times. #FolkloreSunday

Art: Dreamframer
February 15, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Ancient Egyptians associated cats with Bastet, goddess of protection, home, and gentle devotion. Love was strongest where cats felt safe enough to rest. #FolkloreSunday

Art: MissUpacey
February 15, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Elks, towering and antlered, were sometimes seen as forest guardians. Disturb the land too deeply and something with hooves might answer. #WyrdWednesday

Art: Eikthyrnir, Sasho Dimitrov
February 11, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Winter in Scandinavia stretches long enough to invite imagination. When darkness lingers, stories grow teeth. #WyrdWednesday

Art: Mountain Dreams
February 11, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Sea rovers were more than raiders. In saga literature, they were fate-chasers, carving destiny with oars and iron while the North Sea watched without judgment. #WyrdWednesday
February 11, 2026 at 1:33 PM
The Storsjöodjuret, Sweden’s lake monster, coils through centuries of sightings. Fishermen swear they’ve seen its ridged back ripple just beneath the gray water. #WyrdWednesday\

Art: Nils-Erik Nilsson
February 11, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Love potions in fairy tales rarely work as intended. Desire forced becomes disaster. Love must be chosen freely to last. #FairyTaleTuesday
February 10, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Soulmates in folklore are not always romantic. Some arrive as friends, siblings, or companions whose presence alters a life forever. #FairyTaleTuesday

Art: Flavia Cuddemi
February 10, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Love, in all its forms, is the most powerful enchantment folklore ever created. And like all magic, it demands care. #FairyTaleTuesday

Art: Marianna Mills
February 10, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Unhappy endings linger because they honor love that mattered even when it failed. Grief is proof of depth, not weakness. #FairyTaleTuesday

Art: Van Gogh
February 10, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Owls are often solitary in myth, not because they lack community, but because they guard dangerous knowledge. Some truths are not shared lightly. #MythologyMonday

Art: Nikita Coulombe
February 9, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Ominous birds persist in stories because they move freely between sky and earth. Anything that crosses boundaries makes humans uneasy. #MythologyMonday

Art: Corbeau
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Owls do not predict death in myth so much as they remind us of it. And reminders, too, are a form of wisdom. #MythologyMonday

Art: Alyssa
February 9, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Being snowed in was once an expected winter fate. Stories were shared, fires fed, and survival became communal ritual. #LegendaryWednesday
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 PM
“Losing one’s head” still means panic or desire overtaking sense. Language remembers what the body once feared. #WyrdWednesday

Art: Travis Chapman
January 28, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Across cultures, blizzards teach the same lesson. Nature does not negotiate, but it does respond to carelessness. #LegendaryWednesday

Art: Cornelius Krieghoff
January 28, 2026 at 3:09 PM
In myth, heroes sometimes lose their heads metaphorically long before they lose battles. Pride decapitates judgment quietly. #WyrdWednesday

Art: Boardman Robinson
January 28, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Whiteout conditions were believed to erase the boundary between worlds. Travelers warned that spirits could walk beside you unseen when the sky swallowed the ground. #LegendaryWednesday

Art: Luca Alberti
January 28, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Fair folk bargains are famously literal. Ask for help and receive it, but never in the way you imagined. Precision is survival in enchanted negotiations. #FairyTaleTuesday

Art: Charles Altamont Doyle
January 27, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Secrets in folklore are rarely harmless. Locked chests, forbidden rooms, and sealed letters always hum with consequence. Curiosity is punished not because it’s wrong, but because it’s powerful. #FairyTaleTuesday

Art: John Bauer
January 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM