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Ben Hellman
Jul 14, 2021
Summer has Come; A Folklorist’s Notebook
A summer hare enjoying clover in my yard in southern New Hampshire. (Photo by author.) Summer has been here for a couple of weeks now and...
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Ben Hellman
Mar 19, 2021
Daylight for the Win; A Folklorist’s Notebook Celebrating Equinox
An arrival of daffodils in our yard in Southern New Hampshire, March 19. Photo by my wife, who helped uncover them a bit yesterday. In...
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Ben Hellman
Feb 18, 2021
Look to the Light; A Folklorist’s Notebook for February
Dawn in southern New Hampshire, the first week of February. The light is returning. Every day the afternoon seems to last longer and...
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Ben Hellman
Dec 30, 2020
A Dark Year Made Brighter: Folklorist's End-of-Year Notebook
Painted wheel of the year, from the Museum of Witchcraft, in Boscastle, England. (Wikipedia.) The wheel of the year reminds of me of the...
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Ben Hellman
Oct 31, 2020
Noodling through Norse Myths; Folklorist's Notebook
Some of the books I've been moving to and from various end tables, usually not as neat as this. It has been a week of Norse myth study...
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Ben Hellman
Oct 22, 2020
A Roundup of Mythology News; Folklorist's Notebook
An avenging Medusa, Abenaki Folklore, a new Beowulf, a fascinating take on Norse Mythos, and the 2020 winner of the Nobel Prize for...
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