When I was researching my book Ghosts, Monsters, and Demons of India, I learned of a 1000-year-old myth about Roman tech being used to build killer robots to guard the Buddha's remains in Pataliputra, and a Hungarian folklorist read my book & got excited about it, & she managed to dig up a🧵(1/3)

And while on the topic of pop culture: I am deeply angry that Exceptional X-men and Nyx got slashed so soon. No one cares about yet another post-apocalyptic storyline. Let the new mutant teens do their new mutant teen things in peace. Jeebus. 😡 #comics #Marvel #Xmen

Also, what was people's problem with Marvel's #Echo series? I am only starting it but I really like it ao far. Also, epic fight scenes. #Marvel #TV #TVShows

Season 2 of #GenV is off to a strong start All I'm saying is if they do something to Jordan I'm gonna lose my shit #TV #TheBoys #TVShows

💫This week's theme is breakups! Join us Wednesday for #LegendaryWednesday with your romantic anguish legends, your lost lover tales, divorce traditions, grief rituals, heartbreaks, & sorrowful deities. Share a #legend #folklore #quote #fairytale #poetry #film #art #mythology

Okay unsolicited #Xmen opinion: If you are hating on Exceptional X-men because you think "the Uncanny X-men teens could beat them", then congratulations, you have missed the points of BOTH series by a mile. I said what I said. #ExceptionalXmen #UncannyXmen #comics #Marvel

Hungarian #FolktaleMoment I just found a folktale that explains why dogs like to eat plums, and cats like to eat mushrooms. Dog and cat owners, is this a thing?... #folklore #folktales #cats #dogs #pets

I finally found an Emperor card I can get behind. #tarot #MagpieTarot #shiny #cards

Hello, Myth Lovers! Join us Monday for the theme: SLEEP! Which myths feature sleep or slumbering? Write out your story and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. If joining from BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact with your posts. See you […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]

New #MagpieTarot haul came in 😊😊 I am having a great time with this new hobby. And people are very sweet and they send extra cards and stickers along. Such a fun community. And look at my two new favorite Strength cards! #tarot

Also hello fellow #ttrpg players 😊 My top favorite games are: 1. Changeling: The Dreaming 2. Scion 3. 7th Sea 4. Werewolf: The Apocalypse 5. Imma put D&D here because that's mostly what we play 😀 #gaming #games #DnD #WoD

Thank you for this week's banquet of #FolkyFriday posts! 🖤 Next Friday on the 15/8 the Perseid Meteor Shower will be a feature of the night sky - the 'House of Perseus.' Our theme then will be 'Celestial Folklore.' Tag related lore, art and customs #FolkyFriday for shares from 10am-6pm UK time!

My favorite thing about Bluesky so far: There are actual Changeling: The Dreaming fans around here!! I have been so alone for so many years... #ttrpg #CtD #Changeling #gaming

I spent some time to finally write that blog post I've been thinking about writing for the last month. Here it is - all about my experience at the 2025 National Storytelling Network Conference. jessicapiscitellirobinson.com/the-2025-nsn...

Hungarian #FolktaleMoment of the day: Our hero has to wrestle a fairy prince to get back the moonlight which is hidden under the prince's tongue. I can see the fanfiction from a mile away... #folklore #folktales

I'm divorcing Meta and decided to be more active here because it feels better. So. Hi again! I'm Csenge, professional storyteller from Hungary. I also publish folktale and myth collections. Interests are books, paganism, magpie tarot, role-playing games, geekery. #folklore #mythology #storytelling

So today's #FolkyFriday theme is food, and all I have to say is: The world of Hungarian folktales includes a Bacon Tree and also a Bacon Castle. In both stories the bacon is nibbled by thieves, and a prince has to go investigate the crime. 🥓🌳🥓🏰🥓 #folklore #Hungary #folktales

Revry's new drag king competition show #KingOfDrag is scrappy, hilarious, revolutionary, and more than a 'Drag Race' pastiche.

Friends, it's #FolkyFriday! Our theme today is "Folkloric Food!" Let us glut ourselves with stories and fill the day's belly with peculiarity! From goblin fruit and Lembas bread to gingerbread houses and magic beans, tag related lore, art and customs #FolkyFriday for shares from 10am-6pm UK time!

So I recently got into magpie tarot and I have been swapping cards with people which is hella fun! Here is the first batch of traded cards that came in the mail 😊 Anyone else doing magpie tarot around here? #tarot #magpietarot #cards

WERECOCKROACH has an aroace agender lead, aliens and gentle vibes. Friendship focused. www.polenthblake.com/words/cockro... EVERYDAY ALIENS is a flash fiction collection about weird aliens. Often experimental. www.polenthblake.com/words/aliens... #PrideBookFair #QueerBookSky #BookSky #Pride

The moral of 5 entire seasons of #You is that if you manage to knock out a creep, always triple tap them.

Last one in the #WomesEpics series! Z'Ebyanzi Haya epic about a woman whose husband is killed in battle. She pretends to fall in love with the enemy, and marries him in order to find a way to exact her revenge. Read: multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/z-is... #AtoZChallenge

#WomensEpics: The Yi epic of Ashima Ahsima is kidnapped by an evil man to force her into marriage with his son. Her brother sets out to rescue her, and while she valiantly resists the marriage he finds a way to save her. Read: multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/y-is... #AtoZChallenge

#WomensEpics: Shirin Mama A Xibe epic about a warrior maiden who goes on a quest to defeat three robber kings who have been holding people in slavery. I shouldn't be playing favorites, but this one was definitely my favorite. Read: multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/x-is... #AtoZChallenge

Dear Internet, we all know that Joe in #You is an unreliable narrator... right? Right? Like, we all know that, right? #fandom #PadmeMeme (Yes, the thirst for Joe online creeps me the hell out)

#WomensEpics: The Water Goddess Water Goddess receives a plea from humans who suffer from a famine. She organizes a feast for other gods and discovers that humans treated animals cruelly, so the Gods of Fish and Game caused the famine multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/w-is... #AtoZChallenge

#WomensEpics: Hiiaka Hiiaka, little sister of volcano goddess Pele, sets out on a journey to bring Pele the man she'd dreamed about. Along the way she battles monsters, dragons, sharks and bandits to clear the islands of danger. Read: multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/v-is... #AtoZChallenge

#WomensEpics: Nisan shamaness Manchu epic about a young, eccentric and talented shamaness who travels into the Underworld to bring back the soul of a 15 year old boy. She has many adventures, and even meets her own ex-husband. Read: multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/u-is... #AtoZChallenge

#WomensEpics: Tale of Sumiyoshi Japanese tale from the 10th c. about a girl persecuted by a jealous stepmother. She goes into exile with her best friend and lives under the protection of a friendly nun, until her beloved finds her Read: multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/t-is... #AtoZChallenge

#WomensEpics: Silappadikaram Another famous Tamil epic, about a woman named Kannaki. Her husband abandones her, but eventually repents and returns. When her husband dies an unfair death Kannaki avenges him, then becomes a goddess Read: multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/s-is... #AtoZChallenge

#WomensEpics: Repunnot-un-kur (The epic is named after the villain, the heroine's name is Shinutapka-un-mat) A girl is kidnapped by an evil man who wants to marry her. A bear befriends her. They excape together and have many adventures multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/r-is... #AtoZChallenge

JK Rowling is a DC villain from Temu.

#WomensEpics: Bertha Broadfoot 13th century romance. Bertha is married to King Pepin. However, on her wedding night an evil maid tricks her and takes her place. Bertha lives in exile for 10 years. Eventually the truth is revealed Read: multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/q-is... #AtoZChallenge

#WomensEpics: The Mungingee Songlines are also epics. This one is from the Ngarrindjeri people. It features seven girls who want to prove that they can conquer their fears and withstand pain. In the end they become stars, and role models for other young women. #AtoZChallenge #Australia #indigenous

#WomensEpics: Ochi-Bala When her people are threatened by an invading army, Ochi-Bala fights to defend them. She is strong, fierce, and crafty - but also empathic in the end, sparing people who were just caught up in the war. Read: multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/o-is... #AtoZChallenge

#WomensEpics: The Nítíða Saga 14th-century Icelandic "knight saga" about a sorceress-queen named Nítíða. Several men try to conquer her, but she defeats all unwanted suitors with magic or sheer force. Read here: multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/n-is... #AtoZChallenge #Iceland

#WomensEpics: Manimekalai Manimekalai is a famous dancer. She renounces her profession, and becomes a Buddhist. She gains magic powers, feeds thousands of people, abolishes prisons, and helps others learn about Buddhism. Read: multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/m-is... #AtoZChallenge

This is my favorite read this year so far. I adored everything about the concept, and the stories were delightful. Thank you @bogiperson.bsky.social for introducing me to this author!! ☺️ #books #AmReading #booksky

EVERYDAY ALIENS is a novella-length collection of flash fiction and poetry, exploring the everyday lives of aliens. Humanoid aliens fade into the background as the truly alien aliens take the stage to tell their own stories. #FlashFiction #Xenofiction #SFF www.polenthblake.com/words/aliens...

Today on #WomensEpics: Long-Fingered-Woman Long-Fingered-Woman is the name of the Ainu spider goddess. In this story she has to deal with an unwanted suitor, and she does so in a genius way, while staying cool and nonchalant. Read here: multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/l-is... #AtoZChallenge

#WomensEpics: The Knight Silence 13th century French romance about a kingdom where women can't inherit, so a count raises his only daughter as a boy. The child named Silence goes through many adventures, and even goes on a quest to find Merlin, before the unjust law is rectified. #AtoZChallenge

I am loving the #StarterPackNoAI trend! The diversity of images really tells the whole story. Screw AI.

Everyone is all like "Ooh, #ThePitt is so realistic!" But like where are all the doctors having hot and athletic sxx in closets in-between saving lives? Huh? #sarcasm #BestShowOf2025

#WomensEpics: Juliana 9th cent. Anglo-Saxon retelling of the legend of St. Juliana, changed to fit the taste of the audience for evil villains and epic fights. At the high point Juliana wrestles the Devil and beats him into submission. multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/j-is... #AtoZChallenge

#WomensEpics: Inyan Olugu Igbo epic about a woman whose husband is too scared to fight the warriors of the enemy tribe. When she is publicly shamed for her husband's cowardice, she takes matters into her own hand. Read here: multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/i-is... #AtoZChallenge

#WomensEpics: Harman Dali You know those scenes from action movies where a man and a woman fight, and it looks like they are... doing something else? This epic has several scenes like that 😄 Read here: multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/h-is... #folklore #AtoZChallenge #epics

#WomensEpics: Song of Grotti Icelandic saga about two giantesses enslaved by a king. He makes them turn a giant millstone that grinds out endless riches. When he refuses to give them rest, they use the mill to take revenge. multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/g-is... #folklore #AtoZChallenge

#WomensEpics: Princess Fatima The original text of this epic is 5000 pages. Fatima is a warrior woman with a life full of adventures: She battles armies, befriends djinn, and quite literally fights for her divorce. Read here: multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/f-is... #folklore #AtoZChallenge