My name is Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran, and I'm a PhD candidate in the Folklore Department at Memorial University of Newfoundland. I'm also a writer, poet, and musician under the pseudonym C.S. MacCath. The Folklore & Fiction podcast and dispatch synthesize these passions with a focus on folklore scholarship aimed at storytellers. You'll find the Folklore & Fiction archive (along with the rest of my work) online at csmaccath.com and folkloreandfiction.com.

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Shatter and Rise brings together three ballads from C.S. MacCath's repertoire of original songs to address the resilience, the heartache, and the power of magical women. Hit "play," curl your hands around a tisane, and be transported. 

"Luck from Heaven and Luck from the Earth"

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Hello, and welcome to the September 2022 Folklore & Fiction dispatch. After last month's somewhat theoretical discussion, I thought it might be interesting to undertake a straightforward exploration of a Japanese folktale and discuss the ways it employs structural symmetry in storytelling. Let's start by taking a look at that tale, titled "Luck from Heaven and Luck from the Earth."

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