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A reimagining of my earlier stuff. An anthology series based on a fictional mythology, with some inspiration from norse themes. [Cover: commons.wikimedia.org] Read More

Tags: fantasy, fiction, mythology, gods, folklore

Another insert to the World order franchise, a new member is added to a team to be an ambassador between humans and creators as well as French and American. Teams continue to hunt most wanted criminals like Lakshmi and the first sighting of Jupiter. Read More

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This sonnet recounts the epic tale of Finn McCool, who outwitted a Scottish giant using a clever disguise. Witness the enduring rock formations that tell the story of Finn's cunning bluff, a legendary feat nestled along Northern Ireland's captivating coastline. Explore a world where myth and nature converge at the… Read More

Tags: myth, folklore, sonnet

Book / Fantasy

January 13, 2024

Reads: 942

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The Fantasy Realm House

A group of friends stumble upon a whole world adjacent to ours. Filled with magic, incredible wonders, Wizards, elves, dwarves, Witches and more. As they learn more about this beautiful and incredible world, they soon realize that their adventure has attracted something dark and sinister to their town. It is… Read More

Tags: fantasy, magic, myth, folklore

The most notorious vampire in the world conducts a plan that requires two teams from the order of light to be called into action. This world spanning battle holds the fate of humanity in the balance. Read More

Tags: vampire, russia, fighting, japan, folklore

Tags: poetry, poem, witchcraft, folklore, ageing

The first of a series of stories about witchcraft in an English village. Read More

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Ballad poem about a southern folklore Read More

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This is a series of old tales from a seaside town in Japan. Today's story is "A word Jizo" (Jizo who can fulfill only one wish per person. Jizo = the guardian deity of children) Read More

Tags: japanese, god, folklore

Short Story / Fantasy

January 23, 2022

Reads: 591

Comments: 3

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

A rich man's much younger wife has left him. His servant offers a magical solution to bring her back, but the wife has powers of her own. Read More

Tags: humor, wicca, witchcraft, england, folklore

Short Story / Fantasy

January 05, 2022

Reads: 290

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Based on an old fairytale with some embellishments. Was inspired by Neil Gaiman and Angela carter's work. Read More

Tags: gothic, folklore, fairytale

All the folklore from the world of Ermir will be gathered here, you will read many texts directly in my books. If someone has decided to write music and sing any of these songs and post it on Youtube or anywhere else, please give me a link. Read More

Tags: songs, folklore, northern, folk, ermir

Short Story / Horror

October 31, 2021

Reads: 730

Comments: 6

Shelves: 3

The Booksie Classic House

A short story written for Halloween 2021. | It always starts at three AM. Not one second late, not one before. Although, I will usually wake up five minutes prior... Read More

Tags: horror, mystery, supernatural, thriller, folklore

Dylan has anchored his yacht and invited the owners of a neighbouring yacht aboard for a drink. Things are about to get a little weird. Read More

Tags: passion, karma, folklore, sailing, old-wives-tales

the second half of The Olympians, takes place a few days later. Read More

Tags: fantasy, mythology, folklore

You can’t trick the mark… Read More

Tags: horror, scary, folklore, short-story, slavic

Short Story / Flash Fiction

March 26, 2021

Reads: 486

Comments: 3

The Booksie Classic House

Cover image: Pixabay.com. Read More

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Book / Fantasy

March 25, 2021

Reads: 726

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Fantasy Realm House

An android and her yak travel together through a world without sunlight, exchanging hot chocolate for stories along the way. Read More

Tags: folklore, robots, robot, android, androids

Tags: murder, ghost, folklore, west-virginia

Perchta, the Winter Witch... or the Belly Splitter. Cover image: pixabay.com. Read More

Tags: folklore, perchta

A review of Cambridge scholar Robert MacFarlane's eclectic mix of travelogue, history and personal examination based around an account of his walks in the wild places of the UK and other countries. Read More

Tags: history, england, folklore, walking

continued from Rivals, four unique individuals work to keep man and creature save from each other. They come across a dark cult that wishes to unleash a wicked demon on Japan. Read More

Tags: mythology, fighting, japan, folklore

The sequel to The Windigo and The Guard with all the characters from that team facing a threat of terrorism from wolf like creatures. Read More

Tags: canada, folklore

A nonfiction song lyric about the startling West Virginia trial when, in a very real sense, a "ghost" helped convict a murderer. Read More

Tags: murder, ghost, folklore, west-virginia

Short Story / Horror

April 15, 2020

Reads: 1265

Comments: 1

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

Recalling of a sinister event. Read More

Tags: fantasy, horror, folklore

Short Story / Horror

March 15, 2020

Reads: 951

Comments: 3

Shelves: 2

The The Imaginarium House

The following story is based on this prompt: Your main character is given an important heirloom, an item passed down for generations in their family. But it is cursed. Read More

Tags: fantasy, horror, folklore, short-story, slavic-folklore

Here are 14 pages of original poems with a unique rhyme and meter based on tales and folklore concerning historical figures. The poems represents the fruit of my studies as a History major at Worcester State University. From figures of monumental stature to lovers, warriors, heroes and villains, the poems,… Read More

Tags: history, folklore, cosmic

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