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Author: Elizabeth Headrick

Librarian | PhD Candidate | Podcaster | Writer

#FolkloreThursday: Double, Double, Toil and Trouble

May 19, 2022October 25, 2022 ~ Elizabeth Headrick ~ Leave a comment

The general idea--which I think arises from the fact that so many poor women were accused of witchcraft--is that these women were often illiterate. As such, written spells and incantations would be useless.

#FairytaleTuesday: The Maiden Without Hands

May 18, 2022October 28, 2022 ~ Elizabeth Headrick ~ 1 Comment

A miller, who was so poor that he had nothing else but his mill and a large apple tree behind it, went into the forest to fetch wood. While there he met an old man who said: 'Why are you torturing yourself so much? I’ll make you rich if you promise to give me what’s behind your mill. In three years I’ll come and fetch what’s mine.'

I’m a PhD Candidate, Baby!

May 16, 2022October 25, 2022 ~ Elizabeth Headrick ~ 3 Comments

A bit of an update for y'all

#FolkloreThursday: The Sacrificial Gods

May 5, 2022October 27, 2022 ~ Elizabeth Headrick ~ Leave a comment

The sacrifice of gods and sacred kings was a sacred rite meant to bring life back to the land and ensure a bountiful harvest in the fall. It was a rite of renewal and hope.

#FairytaleTuesday: Little Louse and Little Flea

May 3, 2022October 28, 2022 ~ Elizabeth Headrick ~ 1 Comment

A little louse and a little flea were living together in a house and were brewing beer in an eggshell when the louse fell in and was scalded. Then the flea began to scream as loud as he could, and the little door to the room asked: “Why are you screaming, little flea?”

Fairytale/Folklore Hiatus

February 7, 2022February 7, 2022 ~ Elizabeth Headrick ~ Leave a comment

My comps have to be completed by April 15th and my oral defense has to be completed by April 30th. So, I'll get back into the good stuff after that. I promise...

My ADHD Diary: Begin at the End

January 29, 2022October 25, 2022 ~ Elizabeth Headrick ~ Leave a comment

Writing my truth has always been easier than speaking it aloud. And trust me when I say that these moments will not be pleasant, and they will not be peaceful,. They will be honest and ugly but they will be the truth of what I have gone through.

#FolkloreThursday: The Poisoned Dress

January 27, 2022October 25, 2022 ~ Elizabeth Headrick ~ 7 Comments

As you can imagine, the idea is relatively simple. An item of clothing has been coated with poison on the inside so that when it touches the flesh of the victim, the poison is absorbed into their skin and they die a horrific and painful death. It's not fun but it's apparently pretty popular.

#FairytaleTuesday: The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs

January 25, 2022October 28, 2022 ~ Elizabeth Headrick ~ Leave a comment

This is not a story that I was super-familiar with but apparently the rest of everyone is VERY familiar with it! It's really long for a Grimm tale, it has multiple tale types, multiple variants in multiple countries, and it MAY have influenced Tolkien. It's like a little hidden folklore bomb!

#FolkloreThursday: What Do You Do When Everyone Wants To Set Fire To Your Workplace?

January 13, 2022October 25, 2022 ~ Elizabeth Headrick ~ Leave a comment

There are several stories that attempt to explain the loss of the Library of Alexandria. Some stories are very romantic and would have us believe that the library is intact but hidden beneath the sands, waiting for an intrepid librarian/explorer to find it and reveal its knowledge to the modern world.

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“The library will endure; it is the universe. As for us, everything has not been written; we are not turning into phantoms."

Jorge Luis Borges, The Library of Babel
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