Essays
Ariel Hudnall’s official blog and random soapbox.
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Kuchisake Onna: Slit-Mouthed Woman
Take a walk down in the suburbs of Japan, and you might come across the subject of my latest Monster Monday post over at Part-Time Monster. Kuchisake Onna is a horrific apparition, and can’t be killed. So, what do you do if you are confronted by this terrible yurei? Come on over and read to…
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Izanami-no-Mikoto: She-Who-Invites
I’m over at Part Time Monster today, continuing my monthly series on Japanese female monsters. This post talks about Izanami, goddess of creation. She birthed the islands of Japan, and eventually, brought death to them, too. Find out why over there! 🙂
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Archetypes: Creator
If it can be imagined, it can be created. This is the motto of the Creator, the Jungian archetype driven by the need to see dream become reality, while providing structure to the world. They are the great architects: the artists, the scientists, the gods and goddesses. Their mind is always questioning, tinkering, and entertaining…
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The Grasshopper and the Merchant
Originally posted on Out of Print: There once was a grasshopper who lived in the reeds of a merchant’s garden. The garden was beautiful, so beautiful in fact, that it was held in greater esteem than the emperor’s own. The grasshopper had many friends in this garden. The butterfly and the firefly, in particular, greatly…
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Rokurokubi: The Rubber-Necked Woman
Today, I’m over at Part Time Monster, sharing the origin of Rokurokubi, a Japanese monster. This is the first in a monthly series of posts examining the female monsters of Japan, and I am honored to have been given the slot. I hope you’ll check it out and join in the discussion over there!
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