{"id":5094,"date":"2020-03-07T11:00:50","date_gmt":"2020-03-07T16:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?p=5094"},"modified":"2020-03-05T11:05:30","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T16:05:30","slug":"breeding-ground-what-lies-beneath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/07\/breeding-ground-what-lies-beneath\/","title":{"rendered":"Breeding Ground: What Lies Beneath"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3224\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/28\/breeding-ground-mummies-of-the-world\/breedingground_logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/breedingground_logo.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"350,179\" 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=\"breedingground_logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/breedingground_logo.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/breedingground_logo.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3224\" src=\"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/breedingground_logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"179\"><strong>Breeding Ground<\/strong> is a series of posts where I share sources of inspiration for my fiction. Enjoy this little peek into the creation of <a href=\"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/what-lies-beneath-4\/\">What Lies Beneath<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>ALERT:<\/strong><\/em> <strong><em>there will be spoilers! Do not read this if you haven\u2019t downloaded &amp; read your copy of The Stone Masons yet.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What Lies Beneath<\/strong> really came from my love of<strong> folk horror, folklore, superstitions<\/strong> and combining them all in a big speculative fiction melting pot.<\/p>\n<p>When I was researching my book, I came across a tidbit about the <strong>Spedis Owl<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The lore surrounds a <strong>petroglyph<\/strong> that was found at the end of the Oregon Trail. Although it was found in the surrounding area, it was mostly spotted around The Dalles, a city on the Columbia River. Because the trail ended at The Dalles, wagons were not able to travel any further. With steep cliffs leading to the river and no roads, the only way to reach areas further west was <strong>by raft<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine having to take on the <strong>rocky terrain<\/strong>, the <strong>tumultuous current<\/strong>, all while transporting not only your worldy possessions but your loved ones alongside you. It only makes sense that not every person who set out on the river would make it to their destination. <strong>Swirling<\/strong> river water, <strong>lashing<\/strong> at the raft, <strong>threatening<\/strong> to pull one under. And inevitably, some of those poor souls lost to the elements. For those who survived the trek, you can almost hear their tales of <strong>\u201cwater demons\u201d<\/strong> in the river, creatures they blamed for the peril of their journey and the torment of tearing away those they loved.<\/p>\n<p>One of the theories surrounding the Spedis Owl comes from a Native Americans, who, as <strong>legend<\/strong> tells us, once<strong> carved owl figures<\/strong> on rocks to protect themselves.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5096\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5096\" style=\"width: 1042px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5096\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/07\/breeding-ground-what-lies-beneath\/spedis-owl-the-dalles-or-1991-photo-j-e-faris\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Spedis-Owl-The-Dalles-OR-1991-photo-J-E-Faris.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1042,1600\" 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=\"Spedis Owl, The Dalles, OR, 1991, photo J &amp;#038; E Faris\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Spedis owl, petroglyph, The Dalles,&lt;br \/&gt;\nColumbia River, Washington\/Oregon.&lt;br \/&gt;\nPhoto: Peter Faris, 2000&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Spedis-Owl-The-Dalles-OR-1991-photo-J-E-Faris.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Spedis-Owl-The-Dalles-OR-1991-photo-J-E-Faris.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5096\" src=\"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Spedis-Owl-The-Dalles-OR-1991-photo-J-E-Faris.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1042\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Spedis-Owl-The-Dalles-OR-1991-photo-J-E-Faris.jpg 1042w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Spedis-Owl-The-Dalles-OR-1991-photo-J-E-Faris-600x921.jpg 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Spedis-Owl-The-Dalles-OR-1991-photo-J-E-Faris-768x1179.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Spedis-Owl-The-Dalles-OR-1991-photo-J-E-Faris-200x307.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1042px) 100vw, 1042px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5096\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spedis owl, petroglyph, The Dalles,<br>Columbia River, Washington\/Oregon.<br>Photo: Peter Faris, 2000<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Inklings: What Lies Beneath<\/h3>\n<p>Want to know how I took the story seed of the Spedis Owl and turned it into a story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/34589719\">Head to my Patreon page<\/a> to gain access to the post!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breeding Ground is a series of posts where I share sources of inspiration for my fiction. Enjoy this little peek into the creation of What Lies Beneath. ALERT: there will be spoilers! Do not read this if you haven\u2019t downloaded &amp; read your copy of The Stone Masons yet. 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