Greetings, myth lovers! Join @AimeeMaroux for today's theme: Pumpkins. Which myths feature pumpkins, gourds or squashes? Tell us a the myth & tag #MythologyMonday with your #pumpkin lore. See you #Monday! 🎃
What folktales or fairy tales would you nominate for a Folktale of the Year bracket?
What's your favorite tale?
Which one do you think would make a good Folktale of the Year for 2024?
Which one would be fun to campaign for in a vote?
Which one would you enjoy reading other people's opinions about?
Give us a title, a summary, or a type (see toot below for explanation of tale types) 😄
I am still mulling over the idea of doing a folktale bracket for October... Have people nominate their favorite tale types and find some fun stories for each type, maybe. What say you all?
Anyone here a fan of the #DresdenFiles?
I've been thinking about what the Big Apocalypse Trilogy is going to be, and here are my thoughts:
We know the final 3 books are going to be named after the swears used in the books. Hell's Bells, Stars and Stones, and Empty Night, but we don't know what they'll be about.
I think they're going to be in the order of Hell's Bells, Empty Night, then Stars and Stones.
I thought it might be a little fun to discuss how we first got started with fanfiction. How were you guys introduced and what made you write your first story?...
Working on revising my "Spin the Globe" #storytelling program this week. It's a program where I let the audience spin an actual globe and point somewhere, and I tell them a folktale or legend from that place.
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(Yes, if they point at the ocean, I am prepared for that too.)
If anyone wants to try, spin and point, and I'll tell you what story I chose 😄
Just found out there is a version of the Iliad where, after the death of Achilles, his mother Thetis turns into a seal and takes revenge by hunting down Helen.
There is an ancient Greek horror story hidden in there somewhere, about Helen being hunted by a vengeful pinniped...
Greetings, myth lovers! Join us next #Monday on #WorldEmojiDay and tell us a #myth using only emojis 😯 ☺️ 💖 and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts!
Put the full story in the reply and let's have fun guessing each other's myths, all right? 🤩
Your host @AimeeMaroux is looking forward try and guess your myths! 😚
Bought this book during Traveller Pride Week, and it is an absolutely marvelous collection of folktales. Written and illustrated by Travellers, first of its kind. I highly recommend it. 🥰
Updating classic stories to fit contemporary social values is a bit like veganizing a classic recipe. You can't just leave out the ingredients that clash with your ethical framework, throw in a bunch of random stuff that does, and expect to produce an enjoyable dish, or even an edible one.
Freezing rain coated the streets with ice. I had to climb a hill to a gig, literally pulling myself hand over hand along the fence posts... 😅😅
I told a Hungarian tale called The Kingdom of Ice. Felt like the appropriate choice🌨❄️🌬
I am reading this Icelandic folktale where a prince cursed into being a dog is saved when another prince lets him sleep in his bed on his wedding night.
Tell us the #myth in a toot and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts! If you are participating for the first time, best tag us too so we won't miss your toot! 💖
We had things to say about yesterday's #couture shows.
For day 3, we explore what the return of Demna for Balenciaga says about #fashion and its core values, along with a comment on Threads and you guys here on Mastodon.
We also dive into collections from Elie Saab, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Valentino from a #branding and #storytelling angle.
24 brothers (12 sets of twins) come across a castle with 24 enchanted princesses. They try to break the enchantment but ultimately fail. The youngest brother moves on, marries a merchant girl, and has 24 sons.
When the 24 boys grow up they return to the castle, break the enchantment, and marry the princesses 😄
Can't sleep.
Can't focus on anything long enough to do meaningful work.
And since there's no one around to tell me a bedtime story, I guess I'll tell one myself.
I'm Laura Linney. And this is HelplessDuck Classics.
Fanfiction for Dummies
I thought it might be a little fun to discuss how we first got started with fanfiction. How were you guys introduced and what made you write your first story?...