Cat spirits of Jinhua

This cat spirit from the folklore of the Jinhua region of Zhejiang is believed to transform into women or men to enchant its human victims. It remains invisible to other people.

Such spirits were once regular household cats. Learn how they acquired their power.

Grandma meets the Wuchang: 20th century encounters with the Impermanence Ghost

A narrator from China recounts the tales told by their two grandmothers about a time long before they became grandmothers:

Part 1: "Paternal Grandma was fierce. No one in the village dared to cross her. She had no fear of walking in the night..." 

Part 2: Maternal Grandma and her parents had a strange experience on the same night that Paternal Grandma saw the Impermanence Ghost.

Homoromantic poetry from South Asia, West Asia, North Africa and Al Andalus

From the 8th century to the 19th century, poets from India, Iraq, Egypt, Morocco and other countries from the WANASA region and Al-Andalus wrote homoerotic and homoromantic poetry in addition to heteroerotic and heteroromantic poetry. The poets were men and women, they came from different social classes, and wrote in a variety of languages, including Arabic, Hebrew, Kurdish and Persian.

Children's book: Kelev and Kalba

Pleased to announce the completion of this bilingual collaboration. Kelev and Kalba: כֶּלֶב וְכַּלְבָּה is now available on Amazon.

Happy DOGust! For the Dog Lovers: Non-Eurocentric Dog Art!

Dear dog people,

August is DOGust. Tired of paging through the some arts app's mostly Eurocentric highlights looking for work created by artists from the global majority?

Good news.I've put together the following collection in Google Arts and Culture for your enjoyment :-)

Dog art from non-European cultures -  50 images of dogs and dog-like beings created by non-European artists in ancient and modern cultures

Tales of life extension magic

How far would you go to live forever? What would you do to help someone live a little longer? One magician sacrifices those who trust him the most, while another goes out of their way to help a stranger...

Epidemic Fairytale: Gay lovers move a god to intervene in a pestilence

A same-sex happily-ever-after story was recorded in Volume 29 of Canghai Shiyi (“Picking up things left in the blue sea”) a collection of stories and poems edited by 19th century scholar Lin Weicheng.

Happy Mermay! Kadal Kanni is part of "Shades of Blue" exhibit

See Kadal Kanni in a diverse collection of blue-dominant art at Camelback Gallery's 2022 Shades of Blue exhibition.

Kadal Kanni is available on various RedBubble products such as laptop skins and face masks.

Epidemic Ghost Story: The strangers’ coffin home

A ghostly band of tea traders battle pestilence demons to save a village.

A Tale for the Year of the Tiger: Guardians of the Gingko Forest

The legend of a 3rd century doctor/social entrepreneur and a team of tigers :-)

The Black and White Impermanences: a queerplatonic bond that moved the King of the Underworld

Xie amd Fan were a pair of sworn brothers who died for love. Because of their dedication to each other, they were immortalized as the soul collectors that every human will face at the end of life.. 

A Tale for the Year of the Tiger: The Stripe Siblings

A folktale about tigers defending and supporting their healthcare provider during a time of crisis.

Epidemic Fairytales

Bringing you four translated traditional folktales, set in times of pestilence:

1. A gender-switching moon deity travels through Beijing during an epidemic, healing the sick.
2. A condemned ghost and a humble human work together to prevent a deadly outbreak
3. The love of a soldier for his same-sex partner moves a god to bring healing to a wartorn, disease-ravaged community. Wishes for a gay happy ever after granted.
4. A company of ghostly tea traders battle epidemic demons to save a village