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222A-Norse Legends: The Land of the Ice and Snow
Thor! Jotunheim! Giants! Draugr! We're back in Norse Mythology with an epic Viking tale.
221-Chinese/Scottish folklore: The Great Beyond
Two stories about death and what comes next, from China and Scotland
220B-Odyssey: Lonely Island
We're back in the Odyssey where Menelaus comes home, Telemachus leaves it, and Odysseus? Odysseus has been stuck in the same place for seven long years. The creatures this week are the [...]
220A-Odyssey: The Castaways
Getting back into the Odyssey with the stories of Telemachus, Menelaus, and Orestes.
219-Italian folklore: Unhand Me
A story from the Pentamerone with a title so spoiler-y that I can't even say it here, but it's a fun, mildly horrifying tale of a relationship that just doesn't work out. [...]
218-Monkey King: Enter Sandman
The Journey to the West continues!
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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.
Jason Weiser
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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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