Elias and the Bubbles
Every day, Elias crosses the river to bring supplies home. When strange bubbles begin to fill his boat, the journey becomes harder than before.
From Samhain to Hallowe’en
In the first part of this series we looked at the old festival of Samhain, a fire festival rooted in the rhythm of the land, marking the hinge of the year, the moment when the light slipped away and winter stepped in. People gathered to honour their ancestors, share the warmth of the communal fire,
The Autumn Equinox
A Moment of Balance Twice a year, the sun crosses the celestial equator and the hours of daylight and darkness are in near-perfect harmony. Today marks the autumn equinox, and the turning of the year towards longer nights and the slow descent into winter. Across cultures, across millennia, this moment has been seen as both an