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Sep 5, 2026
The Worm in the Mound
A journal entry on the wyrm, the serpent-dragon of Norse and British tradition that coils through barrows, rivers and the roots of the world tree, always keeping close to buried gold.
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Aug 9, 2026
The Rearing Cobra of the Delta
A journal entry on Wadjet, the cobra goddess of Lower Egypt, whose rearing form once guarded the brow of every pharaoh and still guards the doorways of the dead.
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The Serpent at the Chart's Edge
A journal account of Jörmungandr, the Midgard Serpent of Norse myth, whose coils were said to ring the inhabited world and whose shadow lingers at the margins of old sea-charts.
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Where the Rivers Keep Their Dragon
A journal entry on the long, the rain-bringing river dragon of Chinese folklore, and its long pursuit of the flaming pearl.
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Jul 30, 2026
The Serpent That Eats the Moon
In the central and southern Philippines, a great sea serpent is still said to rise and swallow the moon, and the old defence against it — drums, gongs, pots beaten in the dark — has not entirely gone quiet.
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