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For three years, something invisible lived at Hardenstein Castle. This was not considered especially inconvenient. Castles already contain a great many things no one can see: damp behind…
From the Folklore Notebook
After her little brother drowns, seventeen-year-old Astrid follows his voice into a winter forest, where Dvalinn, an ancient stag, devours the memories of the dead. To keep Nils with her, she must choose between forgetting her grief and preserving her love.
From Maena’s Diary
08/30/2026
In this article, I share the creative process behind my vampire bat painting, from building the layered darkness and weathered wings to adding the final blood-red reflections. I also explore my fascination with vampires as symbols of hunger, desire, loneliness, and survival—and why I keep returning to creatures that transform their wounds into mythology.