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,
Stories written in the earth
Before screens, before classrooms, before books, human beings learned through stories. Around the fire, on long journeys, or gathered in the fields, people shared tales to explain the seasons, to warn of dangers, to pass on values. Storytelling was education, entertainment, and moral compass all in one. In Britain, much of that storytelling was rooted