The Dead Girl and the Clay Doll
In February 1975, a hiker found a weird thing along Kennett River, near Apollo Bay, Australia - a 14-inch tall clay figure of a...
The Lost Islands of Wales
Researchers from Swansea University and the University of Oxford suggest there's a factual basis for medieval Welsh folklore about islands that rose from the...
6 Cursed Objects, and the Legends Behind Them
Atlas Obscura identifies six real-world cursed objects and the urban legends behind them. Craft your own stories using these terrific terrors or use one...
Diving into the Public Domain
In a post on ScreenCraft, Ken Miyamoto shares 101 story prompts inspired by public domain works. He includes twists and reimaginings of Dracula, Frankenstein's...
Cats: More than Bad Luck
In a recent blog post, Geri Walton shares some of the numerous superstitions about cats, which date back at least to ancient Egypt.
"By the...
What if You Could Really Talk to Plants?
In a new podcast episode shared on Lit Hub, Andrew Keen talks with Karen Bakker, author of The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is...
The Conflicting Origins of Utah’s Kay’s Cross
On the outskirts of Kaysville, Utah, stands a crude, 20-foot cement and stone cross marked with a large letter K. Known to locals as Kay’s...
What’s Your Unsolved Mystery?
This week's Write the Book prompt was suggested by guest Rebecca Valley, author of the chapbook The Salvageman and Curious Cases: True Crime for Kids -...
Halloween in Ancient Scotland
An article on The Scotsman shares ancient Celtic customs and concepts for the holiday. "Modern customs like carving pumpkins or ‘trick-or-treating’ that we see...
Who Lit the Fires of Devil’s Night?
Another story about Halloween traditions, this one a bit less savory than bonfires and fortune-telling games.
As recently as the late 1980s, Halloween Eve in...
