We don’t notice toadstools in our high-tech modern life. We hardly ever see them, except on pizza or in a quiche. However, if we go to draw a fairy in our ... Continue reading →
A lot of Changeling lore focuses on the perspective of the parent: the frightening, unspeakable thought that the child they’re caring for may not be their own, and the strange, complicated ... Continue reading →
OFFENSES: Enchantment, theft, kidnapping DESCRIPTION: Small, beautiful, long blonde hair, ALIAS: Inxana, Anjana PROVENANCE: Asturian Mythology The Xana is a beautiful fairy said to dwell wherever pure bodies of water flow, ... Continue reading →
Deep in one of the most remote places of Pandaria a mysterious race of sprites have a little sylvan kingdom. It is a stretch of enchanted wilderness full of crystal pools ... Continue reading →
Several years ago my wife Laurie (who is infinitely hipper than I), turned me on to a devil that prances about at Christmas whipping naughty children with a birch branch. I ... Continue reading →
Perfect circles of mushrooms... Round, odd patches of dead lawn... Extra-bright green rings of growth in the grass... Centuries-old folklore ... Continue reading →
Gnomes are often depicted as jovial little men wearing red hats and a wide belt. The iconic red gnome cap is a folklore detail that originates from ancient Mediterranean fisherman tradition. ... Continue reading →