Folklore & Stories
Myths, flower language, fairy rings and original woodland bedtime stories.
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Hazel the hedgehog is supposed to be asleep for winter, but she cannot bear to miss the first snow. An original, gentle woodland bedtime story. Read more
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For centuries, beekeepers whispered births, marriages, and deaths to their hives, believing the bees would leave if they were not told. A custom that survives to this day. Read more
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Faces made of leaves peer out from medieval cathedrals all over Europe. Here is what we actually know about the Green Man, and why he still feels so powerful. Read more
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How owls actually fly without a sound, see in near-total darkness, and why cultures around the world have cast them as both wise guides and omens of death. Read more
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From Br’er Rabbit to the Chinese Moon Rabbit, why so many unrelated cultures independently turned the rabbit into a trickster, a fertility symbol, or a lunar figure. Read more
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How Victorians used flowers to say what etiquette forbade them from saying out loud, and what common wildflowers like foxglove, daisy, and forget-me-not actually symbolize. Read more
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An original bedtime story about a young fox, a wise old owl, and one very worried hedgehog, set in a quiet cottagecore forest on the night the moon goes missing. Read more
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The real biology behind mushrooms and fairy rings, and the centuries of folklore — from fairy portals to bad omens — that grew up around them. Read more