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256-Indian Folklore: Tiger Mom
A story about why you shouldn't give your children to the first person who shows up at your door who's definitely not a tiger what are you talking about if anything they're so human that you might be the tiger. Ever thought of that? That you might be a tiger? Hm. Something to consider before you go around accusing people (who are definitely people!) of being tigers (which they're not!)
255-Chinese Folklore: Picture Me This
Why the hot new dating craze is just bleeding on strangers and seeing if something worked out.
254-Spanish Folklore: Ready or Not
It's never too late to start on the Hero's Journey...and stuff yourself in a smelly parrot.
253B-Monkey King: The Good Guys
Monkey has been fired. Sandy has been captured. Pigsy is fleeing in terror, and the monk is about to be cut to pieces by a room full of angry guys. Things are not going well.
253-Monkey King: Severance
The Monkey King looks for food, does some murders, and gets fired.
252-Greek folklore: Name that Tune
Two stories of people fighting their fate. Badly.
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Carissa Weiser
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Carissa is a former audiology professor with a background in psychoacoustics, linguistics, and creative writing. She loves her family, photography, tennis season, and riding horses.
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Jason is a former hospital researcher with a background in English literature and narrative theory. He's a big fan of his wife and child, hiking, Batman, and cake (the dessert, but the band's ok, too).
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