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75-Pecos Bill: Rider on the Storm
The story of Pecos Bill is that of a true American Hero...who spends half the story naked and who legitimately thinks he is actually a coyote. But don't tell him that. He's [...]
74-Japanese Folklore: Do You Really Want to Live Forever?
The story of Sentaro the Millionaire* and his quest to live forever
73-Japanese Folklore: I will find you
A young woman's father is taken, and she decided to go to the edges of the known world to get him back, to a faraway island harboring a dark and terrible secret.
72-Kelpie: Party Horse
The story of a magical sea horse! And partying! And kind of a lot of death!
71C-Sinbad: There and Back and There and Back Again
The conclusion of the Sinbad stories. In which Sinbad concludes he is awesome.
71B-Sinbad: Snake Eyes
Whether it's deadly literary references, sticky cows, or extremely inappropriate eulogies, the stories of Sinbad have it all...as long as by "it all" you're looking for a story of how a rich [...]
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Carissa Weiser
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Carissa is a former audiology professor with a background in psychoacoustics, linguistics, and creative writing. She loves her family, photography, tennis season, and riding horses.
Jason Weiser
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Jason is a former hospital researcher with a background in English literature and narrative theory. He's a big fan of his wife and child, hiking, Batman, and cake (the dessert, but the band's ok, too).
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