Opinion & Folklore
Please Mind the Gap Between the Living and the Dead: Why Local Ghost Stories Still Matter
The 17:42 bus is late, the shelter is cold and someone is halfway through a story about a woman in a white coat who never gets off. In a screen-scrolled world, these half-true local tales are doing more work than we give them credit for. Here is why we should tell them — and how to start a storytelling circle this winter, no campfire required.