This month's video is a discussion folkloristics and the ethics of cursing in historical and contemporary magical practice. Earlier discussions of charms and curses can be found here:
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The April 2026 Folkbyte is on its way to subscribers, containing a passage on ritual world-building cut from THE STORYTELLER'S GUIDE TO FOLKLORE.
-> csmaccath.com/april2026
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An update on SGF and an introduction to two of the books I'm citing in the Ritual chapter.
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Now that you know a bit more about the folklore of ancestors, how about a writing prompt?
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This week's ancestors theme continues with an invitation to acknowledge ancestors in the natural world.
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In just a few weeks, I'll be at the World Fantasy Convention! If you'll be there too, here's where you can find me.
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This week's theme is the ancestors in traditional and contemporary folklore.
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Now that you know a bit about the harvest in folklore, how about a writing prompt?
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This week's harvest theme continues with an invitation to be grateful for the salt, water, and seed in your bread.
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This week's theme is the harvest in traditional and contemporary folklore.
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I’ve arrived at Sydney Comic Con! I’ll be teaching two workshops this weekend; Folk Narrative for Writers (Sat. 1PM) and Folklore Plots and Motifs for Writers (Sun. 12PM). #AuthorGuest #STORYTELLERSGUIDETOFOLKLORE #SerendipityLit
Now that you know a bit about thresholds in folklore, how about a writing prompt?
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Resharing this week's folklore post on thresholds and Neolithic sites as a meme because it's a little easier to follow than the individual images were.
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This week's Threshold theme continues with an invitation to discover thresholds in nature and write about them.
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This week's folklore and storytelling posts are all about thresholds; how they're understood in folklore, how you might experience them yourself, and how you might include them in stories.
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I'm delighted to announce that I will be a guest at Sydney Comic Con next weekend. I'll be delivering two workshops on folklore and storytelling, and I'll be available all weekend to inspire storytellers to include folklore in their work.
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And now we meet the dreamers themselves in a Japanese folktale about an honest man and an evil man who both dream of treasure.
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ICYMI: The "Tam Lin" episode of the Folklore & Fiction podcast was all about feminism and fictional magic systems. You can find it here: folkloreandfiction.c...
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Dream logic can do wonders for a story if it's written well. This week's Wednesday Wonder invites you to try your hand at it.
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This week's motif is all about dreaming of treasure and the ways you might bring both the dream and the treasure to a story.
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Monday's witch is Friday's stepmother, who has turned the poor children in this ballad into a laily worm and a machrel of the sea.
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There are a number of different kinds of scholars who study folklore, so I thought it might interest you to know what goes into a Folklore PhD. Here's what went into mine.
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Monday's witch has you in her sights, but she's giving you a choice! What animal will you become?
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This Monday's motif is all about witches, their transformational power, and the ways you can use it in characterization, plot, and setting.
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Thomas Rymer wasn't tempted by Monday's fairy table, but he was tempted by otherworldly fruit on an otherworldly tree. So the motif applies.
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Sites like Wayland's Smithy are rich examples of layered folklore of place, and you can use this sort of folkloric layering in your fiction.
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So let's say you give in and reach for something on Monday's dangerous fairy table. What would it be, and how would it taste?
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You know the drill. Never give the fairies your name, and never, NEVER eat from a fairy table! But what if...?
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Now we get to see Monday's wee birds in action! Here they are, singing grief away in an Irish folktale.
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In this edition: my proposal for the ISFNR 2026 Reykjavik conference, my plans for the World Fantasy Convention, and a few other bits of news.
-> folkloreandfiction.c...
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