It's always nice when I come across a variant of the Wild Hunt which is led by a female figure, such as Perchta/Berchta/Hulde/Holle. I was always suspicions of "The Wild Huntsman is really Odin in disguise!" narrative. #folklore […]

Wer verstehen will, warum Jens Spahn bei Miosga den Trumpismus verharmlost & die Linke derart verteufelt, dem lege ich unsere @gabrielakeller.bsky.social Recherche zu Jens Spahns engen Verbindungen zu MAGA-Milliardären & trumpschen Stiftungen ans Herz - erklärt vieles: correctiv.org/aktuelles/ge...

Wir suchen für meine Abteilung einen Vertriebsbeauftragten (idealerweise für #oldenburg )! Wir entwickeln Leittechnik für Stadtwerke - die zentrale Steuersoftware für Strom-, Gas-, Wasser- und Fernwärme-Netzwerke. Wir verkaufen üblicherweise sehr kundenspezifische Projekte, keine Produkte von […]

Out of curiosity, I used the historic #weather data from #OpenMeteo to show the historic temperatures for the summers (i.e. the months of June-August) in #Oldenburg , the town I live in. It shows quite well how temperatures are gradually increasing […] [Original post on mementomori.social]

It is sometimes possible to cure a budding night hag of her condition before it is too late. #italy #folktale #folklore https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Trude_at_Unterholz

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The #fediverse has a problem with global #representation. This is not news. But as a further anecdotal data point, I recently came across the "African Studies" #starterpack - and I cannot help but notice that all the people on it with profile pictures have a rather low melanin count. Mind you […]

Since the demographics on the #fediverse tend towards middle age, what are we doing for youth outreach?

The music must go on! #germany #folktale #folklore #devil https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Accursed_Fiddler

Greetings, myth lovers! Our #MythologyMonday theme is BRUSHES AND BROOMS. Which myths feature a tool such as a brush or broom? Write out your story and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. If joining from #BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can […] [Original post on thefolklore.cafe]

It comes, at night, on fluttering wings. #germany #folktale #folklore #chicken https://www.patreon.com/posts/animal-night-121872590

Pay attention in church instead of getting distracted by your toys, or things will go badly for you! #germany #folktale #folklore #devil https://www.patreon.com/posts/possessed-by-71834664

"Which is why cults and certain groups will attack education and try to make sure that the people don't have access to that type of stuff, because education is in part one of the ways that will help people critically think about the world around them." I am re-watching DrMick's playthrough of […]

Brautlachenberg Mountain is haunted by a wedding party cursed for their blasphemy. #germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory https://www.patreon.com/posts/ghost-stories-27398144

I just had my weekly phone call with my father, and he told me that he was rather exhausted at the moment because he had hiked a distance of 30 km today. He is 85 years old. #hiking

#writerscoffeeclub 20 Sep: How might your work be seen as a criticism of the present moment? Oh boy. Let's do this. Among other things, #folklore is the study of folk narratives - how they arise and spread. Often such are harmless or even fun, but sometimes they are very harmful indeed […]

Read how the church tower of Mockrehna received its famous landmark! #germany #folktale #folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/pumphut-iv-106933470

#writerscoffeeclub 9/19. Talk about how you’ve fixed a mistake in your work. For normal things like style and grammar errors I have a multi-stage process - first I proofread the texts, then I release them on my Patreon, then they are assembled into a manuscript, and then they are read a few […]

Many rich families owe their prosperity to their personal dragon. #germany #folktale #folklore #dragon https://www.patreon.com/posts/domestic-dragons-68243047

Modern vampire lore will tell you that you should use a stake to dispatch of a vampire. But German folklore tells us that a peat spade will do in a pinch. #germany #folktale #folklore #vampire https://www.patreon.com/posts/murderous-dead-82182322

Any thoughts on the #map on the main page of my wiki? Any suggestions for improvement? https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Main_Page

What do the Children of Stöckheim know about the Realms Below that the rest of us don't? #germany #folktale #folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/places-over-41855571

I could use some help for someone from outside who doesn't have much experience with the #fediverse , but is intrigued by #peertube . He is mainly interested in "let's plays, video essays, and sketch comedy". Can anyone give any good recommendations? (Also, "no Nazis". Which I only mention […]

...this is the _third_ folk tale I've come across where a lake-dwelling #dragon was killed by tricking it into eating #quicklime . #ttrpg players take note: There is ample precedent for playing dirty when fighting dragons! […]

I disagree with the premise of the article. The descent into #fascism cannot be tied to any specific marker or signal. It's a whole flood of events - of data - that shows what is going on. You might as well claim: "The fact that the tide was a bit high in ine coastal town in New Hampshire might […]

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I got my #covid #booster for the fall/winter season. I hope you will be able to get yours, too.

The Lost City of Vineta slumbers at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. But there is still strange life in the sunken city... #germany #folktale #folklore #balticsea https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Vineta

Kobold servants can be bought at a certain trade emporium in Leipzig. But even if you ignore the slavery aspect: The old adage remains true - caveat emptor! #germany #folktale #folklore #kobold #leipzig https://www.patreon.com/posts/concerning-part-30538661

The spirits of some people travel while they are asleep - which might be visible to observers! #germany #folktale #folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/ride-of-walrider-29623508

Here is your irregular reminder that reactionaries in the so-called "Western World" have their own shitty reasons to support the ethnic cleansing perpetrated by the government of #israel - there is absolutely no good reason to stoop to #antisemitism and "Jewish World Conspiracy" fantasies, and […]

Out of curiosity, how difficult _would_ it be to develop a #fediverse system which incorporated an encrypted direct messaging system?

Ich finde, bevor irgendwann Artikel 20 (4) des #grundgesetz zum Tragen kommt, sollten wir zumindest noch ein paar andere Ansätze _versuchen_ um die #afd zu stoppen. #afdverbot

Become a Patreon supporter of "Sunken Castles, Evil Poodles", and you will get newly translated German folk tales every week! If you subscribe at the "Scholar" level, you will also get PDF and EBUB compilations of all 600+ translations of the folk tales I have translated so far. And if you […]

Facts were always the enemy. #charliekirk #wikipedia https://slate.com/technology/2025/09/charlie-kirk-shooting-wikipedia-right-wing-media-attacks.html

Ach ja. Und: NIEMAND braucht so zu tun, als wüsste man nicht, was hier passiert, wenn die Rechtsextremen an die Macht kommen. https://www.dw.com/en/trumps-threat-to-label-antifa-terrorist-group-triggers-row-in-germany/a-49780400

As a reminder, if you want your posts to show up in #quoteposts , you need to be on a server with the 4.5.0 Nightly build like Mastodon.social. https://mastodon.social/about

US officers tied us up and pointed guns at us, South Korean engineers tell BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07v1j98ydvo

JOB ALERT! My company is hiring a mid/senior level frontend developer in 🇩🇪Berlin🇩🇪. (Perm only, no contract.) Here is the link: https://springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatureCareers/job/Berlin-Geneststrasse/Front-End-Developer_JR104118 If you apply, please mention me – I get a […]

Whenever you look at the state of the world and feel the urge to post something on the lines of: "Humanity DESERVES extinction!"... ...then please remember that there are plenty of people out there who are NOT assholes and who are NOT responsible for the assorted messes plaguing this world […]

Federation problems is just something we have to live with in the Fediverse. Federating has its pros and cons. I'm Swiss. We know these things. #switzerland #fediverse #justswissthings

Note that the appeasement of major US media before #trump and #maga by firing anyone who dares to say accurate things about #charliekirk is pretty much how the news work in #russia . In theory, Russia has a free press. In practice, any corporate newspaper, television channel, etc. is too […]

Deep in the bowels of Zottenberg mountain, the souls of three sinners await Judgment Day with dread. #poland #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory https://www.patreon.com/posts/abodes-of-ghosts-43497027

Spirits often have moral values that are rather different from mortals. But I just encountered a new low - a "Salaweib" (a female mountain spirit) drowns one of the two children she had with a human farmer. Her reasoning? "If she had grown up, she would have become a slut!" #folklore […]

Question: Are there any services similar to #patreon that are based in the EU? I am increasingly uncomfortable with having such a huge chunk of my side income being reliant on a US-based company.

#writerscoffeeclub Sep 18: Have you written something blasphemous? Tell us about it. German folk tales contain a surprising amount of blasphemous stuff. But my favorite example is "The Smith of Mitterbach" where the protagonist kicks Saint Peter down the Ladder to Heaven because the latter […]

This is a Dystopian timeline: My wife was let go after 25 years working for the same bank this morning. In an apparent oops, the bank's IT department hard wiped ALL her IOS devices remotely, while she was on the road driving, relying on the GPS function. The screw you cherry on top? Our […]

Sometimes castles appear in the middle of the night, only to vanish again soon after. #germany #folktale #folklore #castle https://www.patreon.com/posts/accursed-abodes-97229842

What good are great powers if you can't lord them over others - even the Devil himself? #austria #folktale #folklore #devil https://www.patreon.com/posts/doctor-100111484

Out of curiosity, can you recommend any #ttrpg / #dnd "checklists" for - designing campaign settings - designing campaigns - designing adventures? I mean, I know how to do all those things if I am running games. But it might be a useful exercise to fill out such checklists for that setting […]