A whimsical fictional island newsletter presenting local news and folk talismans and charms against an uncanny fog. Readers get deadpan island gossip and rituals written as if real, with a playful, unsettling tone.
Website: https://rathkill-island-news.ghost.io/
Martin Shaw shares original folk tales, mythic storytelling and personal road reflections alongside audio and event announcements. Readers get literary retellings rooted in Devon and Dartmoor folklore and glimpses of a working storyteller's life.
Long-form essays that read video games through folklore, medieval art, mythology, cosmology and the occult. Readers get contextual criticism that ties specific games to their historical and cultural sources.
A daily pilgrim's journal written from the Hutsul Carpathians in Ukraine, mixing personal reflection, mountain landscape and local folk custom. Readers get short, contemplative entries that tie the seasons, the old and new church calendars and village lore to the writer's walk.
Long-form literary analysis of Andrzej Sapkowski's Witcher books and CD Projekt Red's games, drawing on Arthurian legend, the Grail myth and folklore. Issues include structured essays on characters like Ciri and Avallac'h, narrative frames, and cut content from The Witcher 3.
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