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LOADS OF CODES AND SECRET CIPHERS
I found a bunch of stories I wrote in 2nd grade recently, while going through boxes. Total bangers, with titles like “Invasion of the Killer Chocolate” and “The Worst Witch.” Because my kid’s about the same age that I was … Continue reading
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I SEND-A THE CALZONE INTO SPACE
Woof, it really seems like Twitter is going to burst into flames and fail spectacularly at literally any minute now. It’s been my preferred doomscroll for the last many years, probably to my detriment, but it’s great for bite-size takes … Continue reading
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Baba Yagah and Her Magic Shoes
Jack and Jill Magazine, June 1943: “Baba Yagah and Her Magic Shoes,” by Jenia Miller, with illustrations by the author. In this story, Baba Yaga’s magic shoes have worn holes through the bottom. They were given to her as a … Continue reading
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Baba Yagah and the Children
Jack and Jill Magazine, May 1943: “Baba Yagah and the Children,” by Jenia Miller and Maria Van Vrooman, and with illustrations by Miller. Jack and Jill Magazine has been running Baba Yaga stories since the early 1940s. I’m a massive … Continue reading
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BABA YAGA’S MORTAR APPEARED
I’ve been collecting old issues of “Jack and Jill” magazine, which ran a lot of Baba Yaga stories over the years. Here’s the splash page from the first episode of “Baba Yaga’s Three Helps,” published in the February 1963 issue … Continue reading
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SHE WENT INTO THE OTHER ROOM TO SHARPEN HER IRON TEETH
The newly-mixed “Baba Yaga” recording, built to recreate and improve upon the KVRX-broadcast version, is now complete. The music is all new, per Dan. I cannot thank all the contributors enough for their work, and I hope I’ve done them … Continue reading
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TWO DAYS JOURNEY THROUGH THE WOODS
“Where the wind blows; being ten fairy-tales from ten nations.” 1910, by Katharine Pyle.
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Baba-Iaga: Skakza
Баба-Яга Kharbin : Izd-vo M.V. Zaitseva, 1930s. Courtesy University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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