{"id":7107,"date":"2022-11-14T11:11:22","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T16:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?post_type=books&#038;p=7107"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:52:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:52:06","slug":"the-flora-and-fauna-of-folklore-symbols-of-midwinter","status":"publish","type":"books","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/the-flora-and-fauna-of-folklore-symbols-of-midwinter\/","title":{"rendered":"The Flora &#038; Fauna of Folklore: Symbols of Midwinter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"1140\" data-attachment-id=\"7108\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/the-flora-and-fauna-of-folklore-symbols-of-midwinter\/mythandlore_4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/mythandlore_4.png\" data-orig-size=\"720,1140\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mythandlore_4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/mythandlore_4.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/mythandlore_4.png\" src=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/mythandlore_4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7108\" style=\"width:322px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/mythandlore_4.png 720w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/mythandlore_4-600x950.png 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/mythandlore_4-200x317.png 200w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/mythandlore_4-360x570.png 360w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/mythandlore_4-38x60.png 38w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/mythandlore_4-57x90.png 57w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>My non-fiction article, <em><strong>The Flora &amp; Fauna of Folklore: Symbols of Midwinter<\/strong><\/em>, is featured in <strong>Myth &amp; Lore Zine Issue 4: Midwinter Lights Are Dimming<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Publication date:<\/strong>&nbsp;Month XXXX<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Editor:\u00a0<\/strong>Mark Ryan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ABOUT\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong>The Flora &amp; Fauna of Folklore: Symbols of Midwinter<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the last of the brilliant autumn light fades, the earth settles and cools in anticipation of the coming Winter Solstice. 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