Looking for depictions of Native Americans swordfishing for a presentation for work and came upon this story, which is based on the Chumash legend, namely that the swordfish speared whales and threw them on the beach, thus providing people with food.

Swordfish StorySwordfish seem to be a bit cruel, but then so do a lot of large predators ( Read more... )

My kids finally got Lego Bionicles for Xmas, as they finally fit the age bracket, so now they are all consumed with learning Bionicle lore. I have to admit, when Bionicles first debuted, I was kind of intrigued by the story created for them. They look like robots, understandable since they are put together with Lego Technics parts, but live in an ( Read more... )

A Little Black Death (courtesy Fray.com - a great place for story telling)

Hmm, I'm not so afraid of spiders; on Girl Scout campouts, I was always the one getting woken up at 3 AM to get a spider out of someone's tent. I'm trying to think of something to add to the end. Hmm, maybe leeches?