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Christmas Was Better in the 80s
Celebrating the decade of The Snowman, Advocaat Snowballs and Shakin' Stevens...
Dec 13, 2025
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Christmas Is a Thin Place
On the porousness of the Advent season
Dec 9, 2025
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Modern Folklore: The Wonderland Effect and the Re-Enchantment of Place
Vanishing towns, disappearing diners and liminal road trips
Nov 9, 2025
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Through the Firefly Forest: M is for Moonglade
Walking the silvery path to the stars...
Aug 25, 2025
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Frozen at the Foot of the Narnia Lamppost
What happens when we reach the threshold of enchantment?
Aug 10, 2025
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Through the Firefly Forest: L is for Lost
What should you do when you wander off trail?
Jul 6, 2025
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That Time When The Machine Ate My Life
It's coming for all of us...
Jun 27, 2025
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The Power of Silence, Stillness and Space in Storytelling — and in Life
What can we learn from the Japanese approach to art and filmmaking?
Mar 2, 2025
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Warning From a Tiny Doppelganger – What Can We Learn from an Old Folktale?
Which parts of yourself are you burying?
Oct 13, 2024
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Why I Never Ask People About Their Day Jobs
This is what I ask instead...
Sep 10, 2024
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In Search of the Lost Domain — What Happens to Childhood Enchantment?
Do we have to give up on childhood mystery and wonder?
Aug 29, 2024
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Lost Cities, Thin Places and Liminal Spaces — Suffolk's Enchanting Folklore
Three mysterious stories from a very curious county
Aug 4, 2024
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A Random Encounter On the Speyside Way
I met a stranger while wandering in the Scottish Highlands...
May 26, 2024
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The Tinderbox is now The Beckoning
Exploring wandering and wonder...
May 5, 2024
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