The Cryptonaturalist

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Episode 40: Grandfather Jellyfish

Posted February 4, 202100:17:40

A jellyfish is part ghost part flower and part trap. Is it any surprise that some defy explanation?  

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Episode 39: Bittersweet

Posted November 3, 202000:17:05

The forest. The fire. The guitar in the wind. The covered bridge that has no business being there.Background guitar music was “Three Ravens” by...

Episode 38: Pocket Crab

Posted October 16, 202000:17:27

There are many places to hide strange nature. Mountaintop snows. Undersea trenches. In your pocket. Thanks to The Pine Hill Haints for permission to...

Episode 37: Obsidian Bat

Posted September 17, 202000:21:25

A simple old tale about a RV, a cosmic bat, and a low Earth orbit mosquito.

Episode 36: Train in the Pines

Posted August 19, 202000:15:16

The train in the pines is a great getaway provided you can get there and then get away.Hidden lore poetry by Annie McAndrew. Annie is a writer of speculative...