About the journal

Who writes this, how a piece gets made, and what it is for.

A small desk cluttered with old books, sketches of ancient statues and open notebooks

Why we started

Statues of Legend, Tales of Old

We kept writing the same notes to each other after every walk and eventually stopped pretending that was not a journal. The first issue went to eleven people.

A storyteller reading an old book by a window

How a piece gets made

Old Books, Older Myths Retold

Every piece starts on the ground and is checked by someone who has been there. A claim that cannot survive a second walk does not stay in.

How we work

Tales Carved in Ancient Statues

Legends of Old Books

Nothing gets described unless one of us stood in front of it.

Myths Behind the Statue

The failed mornings stay in. They are usually the useful part.

Folklore from Forgotten Temples

Mistakes get fixed on the page, with a note on what changed.

Ancient Art Hidden in Dusty Old Books

One long read and one short field note, sent the morning they go out.

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