The ancients were here before us. Their legacy still persists in our stories.
The Ancients
Storytelling and the Deep Ocean
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Shaping and Being Shaped by Objects
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The shank of wood is dry, and splintered at its base, and corrugated with rough grain where I have split it with an ax from the fallen log. A layer of bark, silvered and mottled, lies along one edg...
Emergence
Following the Story Back
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Excerpted from A Stone's Throw: The Enduring Nature of Myth , by Ross Laird It is quiet on the dock. A speckle of frost on the handrail melts into the wood as I touch it. Trees on the ...