Apr 8, 2024
In the earliest years of the 20th century, the nuisance that is pollution was rarely understood nor taken seriously. Foundaries across the planet spewed forth black clouds while the rest of society carried on, blissfully unaware of the disasterous effects it potentially had on our lives. For the denizens of the small...
Feb 5, 2024
In the mid-1800s, two fur trappers had found their way deep into the backwoods that make up the forgotten reaches of the BitterRoot Mountains. Their mission was to aquire pelts, a tedious task both had assumed would be an easy feat to accomplish. Their bounty should have been plentiful in the isolating woods, however,...
Dec 24, 2023
Welcome back to the final installment of this month's series: "The Colourful Characters of Christmas!" It has been incredibly fun exploring all the different beliefs and tradition that make this holiday season so special, but there is one figure who we have yet to touch on, and she is possibly the most terrifying of...
Dec 18, 2023
Welcome back to the third part of this month's series: "The Colourful Characters of Christmas." This week's subject is the unique, and rather baffling tradition of the Mari Lwyd wandering up to peoples homes beckoning them to allow it entry. It certainly is an interesting custom with an immense history behind it, so...
Dec 12, 2023
Welcome back to the second episode of my colourful characters of christmas series, where I am delving into obscure legends that make the holidays so unique! This week I delve into the nature and behaviour of the Swedish version of father christmas, the Tomten. They are whimsical bearded folk to enjoy tending to the...