OMG this was the most powerful, tragic, uplifting essay I've read in a long time. The weaving in of the Armless Maiden folkstory was so beautifully done. Wow.
January 29, 2026 at 3:17 PM
OMG this was the most powerful, tragic, uplifting essay I've read in a long time. The weaving in of the Armless Maiden folkstory was so beautifully done. Wow.
The Miller and His Shadow: A New Fable About the Cost of Greed #FairyTale #BrothersGrimm #FolkStory #SleepStory #NighttimeReading
The Miller and His Shadow: A New Fable About the Cost of Greed
Step into a quiet, shadowed fairy tale inspired by the dark simplicity of the Brothers Grimm.
“The Miller Who Shared His Shadow” is a slow, atmospheric folk story meant for late nights, wandering thoughts, and gentle sleep.
Told in a calm, steady voice, this tale unfolds beside a turning mill and a whispering river, where something unseen grows heavier with time. The story lingers on old magic, small choices, and the strange weight carried by those who keep too much to themselves.
Perfect for falling asleep, relaxing after a long day, or drifting into dreamlike reflection.
🌙 Grimm-style fairy tale
🌾 Soft narration for sleep and rest
📖 A timeless folk story with a quiet moral
Let the story carry you into the dark, and allow the shadows to settle where they belong.
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January 14, 2026 at 4:31 PM
The Miller and His Shadow: A New Fable About the Cost of Greed #FairyTale #BrothersGrimm #FolkStory #SleepStory #NighttimeReading
The Well of the Last Promise
💧 Hunger that is answered by cruelty never learns restraint.
Read on substack 👇🏻
#thewitchofukraine #pagan #witchy #witches #magic #gothic #occult #spirituality #dark #spooky #photography #folklore #mythology #mythical #folkstory #death #sinisterstories
💧 Hunger that is answered by cruelty never learns restraint.
Read on substack 👇🏻
#thewitchofukraine #pagan #witchy #witches #magic #gothic #occult #spirituality #dark #spooky #photography #folklore #mythology #mythical #folkstory #death #sinisterstories
The Well of the Last Promise
🖤 Sinister Stories
substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:55 AM
The Well of the Last Promise
💧 Hunger that is answered by cruelty never learns restraint.
Read on substack 👇🏻
#thewitchofukraine #pagan #witchy #witches #magic #gothic #occult #spirituality #dark #spooky #photography #folklore #mythology #mythical #folkstory #death #sinisterstories
💧 Hunger that is answered by cruelty never learns restraint.
Read on substack 👇🏻
#thewitchofukraine #pagan #witchy #witches #magic #gothic #occult #spirituality #dark #spooky #photography #folklore #mythology #mythical #folkstory #death #sinisterstories
🖤 Love that refuses to let go can still wound the dead.
Read my new story on substack 👇🏻
#thewitchofukraine #witchcraft #pagan #witchy #witches #magic #gothic #occult #spirituality #dark #spooky #photography #folklore #mythology #ghost #mythical #fairytale #folkstory #death #sinisterstories
Read my new story on substack 👇🏻
#thewitchofukraine #witchcraft #pagan #witchy #witches #magic #gothic #occult #spirituality #dark #spooky #photography #folklore #mythology #ghost #mythical #fairytale #folkstory #death #sinisterstories
Dead Maria’s cursed shoes
🖤 Sinister Stories
substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:51 AM
🖤 Love that refuses to let go can still wound the dead.
Read my new story on substack 👇🏻
#thewitchofukraine #witchcraft #pagan #witchy #witches #magic #gothic #occult #spirituality #dark #spooky #photography #folklore #mythology #ghost #mythical #fairytale #folkstory #death #sinisterstories
Read my new story on substack 👇🏻
#thewitchofukraine #witchcraft #pagan #witchy #witches #magic #gothic #occult #spirituality #dark #spooky #photography #folklore #mythology #ghost #mythical #fairytale #folkstory #death #sinisterstories
morning's half moon
contrail's spoon in sky's blue bowl
making stone soup
#dailyhaikuprompt (soup) 🌗
#haiku #folkstory
--perhaps a stretch too far but it's what
I thought of :-)
contrail's spoon in sky's blue bowl
making stone soup
#dailyhaikuprompt (soup) 🌗
#haiku #folkstory
--perhaps a stretch too far but it's what
I thought of :-)
January 9, 2026 at 12:50 PM
morning's half moon
contrail's spoon in sky's blue bowl
making stone soup
#dailyhaikuprompt (soup) 🌗
#haiku #folkstory
--perhaps a stretch too far but it's what
I thought of :-)
contrail's spoon in sky's blue bowl
making stone soup
#dailyhaikuprompt (soup) 🌗
#haiku #folkstory
--perhaps a stretch too far but it's what
I thought of :-)
Took a while to tap this into shape. A story to unearth your treasure in 2026, from the bright lands of the Fries.
open.substack.com/pub/lindenbo...
#netherlands
#folkstory
#becomingmythic
#mythopoetics
#europeanmyth
open.substack.com/pub/lindenbo...
#netherlands
#folkstory
#becomingmythic
#mythopoetics
#europeanmyth
January 6, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Took a while to tap this into shape. A story to unearth your treasure in 2026, from the bright lands of the Fries.
open.substack.com/pub/lindenbo...
#netherlands
#folkstory
#becomingmythic
#mythopoetics
#europeanmyth
open.substack.com/pub/lindenbo...
#netherlands
#folkstory
#becomingmythic
#mythopoetics
#europeanmyth
Then in episode 9 you have Hobs. Fairies who wil dutifully look after the house and home if given small offerings but turn into absolute menaces if scorned or neglected.
These are actually a folkstory common to middle and northern England (or just Northern England if you're below the M25)
These are actually a folkstory common to middle and northern England (or just Northern England if you're below the M25)
December 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Then in episode 9 you have Hobs. Fairies who wil dutifully look after the house and home if given small offerings but turn into absolute menaces if scorned or neglected.
These are actually a folkstory common to middle and northern England (or just Northern England if you're below the M25)
These are actually a folkstory common to middle and northern England (or just Northern England if you're below the M25)
I thought it was just me who felt robbed by it.
In keeping with the whole folkstory vibe 8 has, Chris SHOULD have become a werewolf. It'd go a ways to explain his weird, standoffish personality and why he wants to keep Ethan distant too.
In keeping with the whole folkstory vibe 8 has, Chris SHOULD have become a werewolf. It'd go a ways to explain his weird, standoffish personality and why he wants to keep Ethan distant too.
December 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I thought it was just me who felt robbed by it.
In keeping with the whole folkstory vibe 8 has, Chris SHOULD have become a werewolf. It'd go a ways to explain his weird, standoffish personality and why he wants to keep Ethan distant too.
In keeping with the whole folkstory vibe 8 has, Chris SHOULD have become a werewolf. It'd go a ways to explain his weird, standoffish personality and why he wants to keep Ethan distant too.
🩸 Some legends are warnings, not invitations.
Read my new story on substack 👇🏻
#thewitchofukraine #witchcraft #pagan #witchyvibes #witchy #witches #magic #gothic #occult #spirituality #dark #gothgirl #spooky #photography #folklore #mythology #demon #mermaid #mythical #fairytale #folkstory #death
Read my new story on substack 👇🏻
#thewitchofukraine #witchcraft #pagan #witchyvibes #witchy #witches #magic #gothic #occult #spirituality #dark #gothgirl #spooky #photography #folklore #mythology #demon #mermaid #mythical #fairytale #folkstory #death
Morgathra, the Swamp Wraith
🖤 Sinister Stories
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November 29, 2025 at 5:02 AM
🩸 Some legends are warnings, not invitations.
Read my new story on substack 👇🏻
#thewitchofukraine #witchcraft #pagan #witchyvibes #witchy #witches #magic #gothic #occult #spirituality #dark #gothgirl #spooky #photography #folklore #mythology #demon #mermaid #mythical #fairytale #folkstory #death
Read my new story on substack 👇🏻
#thewitchofukraine #witchcraft #pagan #witchyvibes #witchy #witches #magic #gothic #occult #spirituality #dark #gothgirl #spooky #photography #folklore #mythology #demon #mermaid #mythical #fairytale #folkstory #death
Calling weavers, the dreamers, tree-singers, marsh dwellers and undergrowth bards. I’m dedicating the winter to putting audio and written stories in front of you.
Be swell to see you 😊
lindenbower.substack.com
#oralstorytelling
#folkstory
#netherlandsfolktale
#forestdwelling
#baarn
#netherlands
Be swell to see you 😊
lindenbower.substack.com
#oralstorytelling
#folkstory
#netherlandsfolktale
#forestdwelling
#baarn
#netherlands
November 4, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Calling weavers, the dreamers, tree-singers, marsh dwellers and undergrowth bards. I’m dedicating the winter to putting audio and written stories in front of you.
Be swell to see you 😊
lindenbower.substack.com
#oralstorytelling
#folkstory
#netherlandsfolktale
#forestdwelling
#baarn
#netherlands
Be swell to see you 😊
lindenbower.substack.com
#oralstorytelling
#folkstory
#netherlandsfolktale
#forestdwelling
#baarn
#netherlands
Map of the Folkstory political system DONE.
Alternatively, 'Portrait of a Man Unemployed'.
Alternatively, 'Portrait of a Man Unemployed'.
October 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Map of the Folkstory political system DONE.
Alternatively, 'Portrait of a Man Unemployed'.
Alternatively, 'Portrait of a Man Unemployed'.
thanks to @thebluemango.in sharing a native american folkstory - after a few hours of research, I have a great story brewing that I think at some point the #birds feed might really enjoy.
#IAmWriting #WritingCommunity
#IAmWriting #WritingCommunity
October 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
thanks to @thebluemango.in sharing a native american folkstory - after a few hours of research, I have a great story brewing that I think at some point the #birds feed might really enjoy.
#IAmWriting #WritingCommunity
#IAmWriting #WritingCommunity
My partner won't let me name our dog Rags. So I've used the name for one of the Folkstory starter quest characters. #ttrpg #roleplay #gamedesign
September 30, 2025 at 10:08 AM
My partner won't let me name our dog Rags. So I've used the name for one of the Folkstory starter quest characters. #ttrpg #roleplay #gamedesign
First version of Folkstory is now available. It's the Player's Book - Folklore, and a playtest version. I'd say about 80% of the final content is in there, with about 40% of the balance.
Get it here: ciarano84.itch.io/folkstory-fo... for one whole dollar dollar bill.
Get it here: ciarano84.itch.io/folkstory-fo... for one whole dollar dollar bill.
Folkstory: Folklore by ciarano84
A guide for players and the core rules for the Folkstory TTRPG
ciarano84.itch.io
September 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
First version of Folkstory is now available. It's the Player's Book - Folklore, and a playtest version. I'd say about 80% of the final content is in there, with about 40% of the balance.
Get it here: ciarano84.itch.io/folkstory-fo... for one whole dollar dollar bill.
Get it here: ciarano84.itch.io/folkstory-fo... for one whole dollar dollar bill.
If you want fiction mixed with your poetry, then you need Kelly Gray's TIGER PAW, TIGER PAW, KNIFE, KNIFE, illustrated by hollyoddly. The Limited Edition hardcover is still available and is even cheaper than the norm on my site!
#indiebook #indiepress #poetry #prose #foxes #folkstory #folkhorror
#indiebook #indiepress #poetry #prose #foxes #folkstory #folkhorror
August 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
If you want fiction mixed with your poetry, then you need Kelly Gray's TIGER PAW, TIGER PAW, KNIFE, KNIFE, illustrated by hollyoddly. The Limited Edition hardcover is still available and is even cheaper than the norm on my site!
#indiebook #indiepress #poetry #prose #foxes #folkstory #folkhorror
#indiebook #indiepress #poetry #prose #foxes #folkstory #folkhorror
10 years later theres gonna be some cryptid folkstory of this Garlean still wandering the alleys told to scare kids and no one knows hes actually real and hes still lost
August 11, 2025 at 4:57 AM
10 years later theres gonna be some cryptid folkstory of this Garlean still wandering the alleys told to scare kids and no one knows hes actually real and hes still lost
folkstory data mapper at riks
July 12, 2025 at 5:30 AM
folkstory data mapper at riks
Very many thanks beautiful singer/performer/model Laura @laurastefanmusic for fantastic pose 9.7.25 @candidartstrust led by erudite Dolph
#singer #jazzsinger #earrings #portrait #folkstory #watercolour #watercolor #storyjazz #watercolorpainting #portraitdrawing #croquis #portraitdrawing #aquarelle
#singer #jazzsinger #earrings #portrait #folkstory #watercolour #watercolor #storyjazz #watercolorpainting #portraitdrawing #croquis #portraitdrawing #aquarelle
July 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Very many thanks beautiful singer/performer/model Laura @laurastefanmusic for fantastic pose 9.7.25 @candidartstrust led by erudite Dolph
#singer #jazzsinger #earrings #portrait #folkstory #watercolour #watercolor #storyjazz #watercolorpainting #portraitdrawing #croquis #portraitdrawing #aquarelle
#singer #jazzsinger #earrings #portrait #folkstory #watercolour #watercolor #storyjazz #watercolorpainting #portraitdrawing #croquis #portraitdrawing #aquarelle
New FFF zine and CD!
#folklore #todmorden #calderdale #folkstory #yorkshire #littlepeople #fairies #mankinholes #theevestone
#folklore #todmorden #calderdale #folkstory #yorkshire #littlepeople #fairies #mankinholes #theevestone
Folklore, Facts and Fables 5: the Eve Stone is up for pre-order. The zine is a folk story from Todmorden about a petty thief called Rob o’Harry’o’t’Deans, who gets his comeupppance after blaming this crimes on others.
The music is sort of desert blues based around a 3 string fretless guitar thing…
The music is sort of desert blues based around a 3 string fretless guitar thing…
folklore, facts and fables 5: the eve stone, by mark s. williamsson
6 track album
spaceship.bandcamp.com
July 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
New FFF zine and CD!
#folklore #todmorden #calderdale #folkstory #yorkshire #littlepeople #fairies #mankinholes #theevestone
#folklore #todmorden #calderdale #folkstory #yorkshire #littlepeople #fairies #mankinholes #theevestone
It's now official! ✨ My childhood dream has come true and I've published my first book, in two languages 🇫🇮🇬🇧!
#writing #author #newbook #newrelease #book #fairytale #folkstory #finnish #kainuu #suomi
#writing #author #newbook #newrelease #book #fairytale #folkstory #finnish #kainuu #suomi
January 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It's now official! ✨ My childhood dream has come true and I've published my first book, in two languages 🇫🇮🇬🇧!
#writing #author #newbook #newrelease #book #fairytale #folkstory #finnish #kainuu #suomi
#writing #author #newbook #newrelease #book #fairytale #folkstory #finnish #kainuu #suomi
Nature printing with a 6 yr old.
1. An #illustration of the Scottish folkstory: Well at the World's End (Frog Prince)
2. Thumbnail
3. Alt version by the 6 yr old: Girl does not marry the Frog Prince and they go on adventures together. We used moss and chilli flakes!
1. An #illustration of the Scottish folkstory: Well at the World's End (Frog Prince)
2. Thumbnail
3. Alt version by the 6 yr old: Girl does not marry the Frog Prince and they go on adventures together. We used moss and chilli flakes!
January 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Nature printing with a 6 yr old.
1. An #illustration of the Scottish folkstory: Well at the World's End (Frog Prince)
2. Thumbnail
3. Alt version by the 6 yr old: Girl does not marry the Frog Prince and they go on adventures together. We used moss and chilli flakes!
1. An #illustration of the Scottish folkstory: Well at the World's End (Frog Prince)
2. Thumbnail
3. Alt version by the 6 yr old: Girl does not marry the Frog Prince and they go on adventures together. We used moss and chilli flakes!
My Grandad bought my Grandma a milk pan for Christmas one year. They were young and setting up house and they did need a milk pan, but I don't think he needed hitting with it. They stayed married and this became a family folkstory.
December 29, 2024 at 12:06 PM
My Grandad bought my Grandma a milk pan for Christmas one year. They were young and setting up house and they did need a milk pan, but I don't think he needed hitting with it. They stayed married and this became a family folkstory.
Sorry - joke post! There was a really awesome art post about an *actual* Finnish folkstory, that a fox shed sparks from her tail to create the aurora borealis, and I riffed off that.
December 22, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Sorry - joke post! There was a really awesome art post about an *actual* Finnish folkstory, that a fox shed sparks from her tail to create the aurora borealis, and I riffed off that.
A short fairytale of the great adventure of a northern faegoblin if now available for pre-order on Amazon Kindle, £3.50!
The Changeling by Enni Tapionkaski (🇫🇮: Vaihdokas). #art #fairytale #goblin #finnishfolklore #folkstory #folktale #finnishmythology #mythology #nordic #book #writing
The Changeling by Enni Tapionkaski (🇫🇮: Vaihdokas). #art #fairytale #goblin #finnishfolklore #folkstory #folktale #finnishmythology #mythology #nordic #book #writing
December 22, 2024 at 2:48 PM
A short fairytale of the great adventure of a northern faegoblin if now available for pre-order on Amazon Kindle, £3.50!
The Changeling by Enni Tapionkaski (🇫🇮: Vaihdokas). #art #fairytale #goblin #finnishfolklore #folkstory #folktale #finnishmythology #mythology #nordic #book #writing
The Changeling by Enni Tapionkaski (🇫🇮: Vaihdokas). #art #fairytale #goblin #finnishfolklore #folkstory #folktale #finnishmythology #mythology #nordic #book #writing
Local treasures...a thousand stories, wonder tales and anecdotes collected between 1962 and 1978, about a 15km radius around where I live. Keys to the life lived underfoot, far out of usual reach of the expat or social feed.
#storytelling
#goingloco(al)
#folkstory
#storytelling
#baarn
#eemland
#storytelling
#goingloco(al)
#folkstory
#storytelling
#baarn
#eemland
November 27, 2024 at 6:04 PM
Local treasures...a thousand stories, wonder tales and anecdotes collected between 1962 and 1978, about a 15km radius around where I live. Keys to the life lived underfoot, far out of usual reach of the expat or social feed.
#storytelling
#goingloco(al)
#folkstory
#storytelling
#baarn
#eemland
#storytelling
#goingloco(al)
#folkstory
#storytelling
#baarn
#eemland