forest spirit
Sep 28, 2026
The Woman Who Turns Away
A journal account of the Huldra, the hidden forest woman of Norwegian and Swedish tradition, and the herders and hunters who claimed to have loved her.
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Aug 31, 2026
Pukwudgie Country
An account of the pukwudgie, the small and sharp-tempered woodland spirits of Wampanoag and Algonquian tradition, and the wary respect they still command in the pine barrens of southeastern Massachusetts.
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Aug 12, 2026
The Tree That Watches Back
A journal account of the iroko, the great West African hardwood said to house a watchful spirit, and the offerings still left at its roots by those who must fell or pass beneath it.
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