205 | Intermediate - Short Story: The Ice-hai...

Title: The Cartographer of Forgotten GodsLevel: Advanced (C1-C2)DescriptionIn the Empire of Kastrel, maps are more than pictures of the world. Whatever is inscribed in the Great Atlas endures, and whatever is omitted has a curious tendency to fade. Edrin Vasko, a meticulous young ...  Show more

Title: The Clockmaker's Last SecondLevel: Intermediate (B1-B2)DescriptionIn the mountain town of Dunmere, the old people tell a strange story: if the Great Clock in the tower ever stops, the whole valley will stop with it. Tobias Wren, a sixteen-year-old apprentice, has never lau ...  Show more

Gerda has lost her best friend. Wherever could he have disappeared to? Join her on an epic adventure through wild and dangerous lands in her efforts to rescue him from the treacherous Snow Queen!!Please Subscribe, rate and review!Bonus Material available weekly on Patreon! https: ...  Show more

Snow can be a calming presence. But it can also act as a veil of secrecy, covering up things we’d rather leave alone. Today’s stories rise up from those icy, frigid sheets and enter our homes, turning our warm bodies… into frozen souls. First, Sapphire shares the grisly tale of S ...  Show more

In this episode…Is she a man-eating crone?Is she a lonely wanderer?Or is she a sensual matriarch?However you define her, she’s the yama-uba—Japan’s legendary mountain witch.Notes and sources at the podcast episode website.Donate to RJL's Patreon.Let RJL know what you think! (Cont ...  Show more