myth

From the very first issue of Dark Mountain, we bring you Nick Hunt's short story about the slaying of a mythical Welsh monster

Final extract from our latest issue: Micheál Mac Gearailt weaves sensuality, ancient language, and dystopian present in a tale of activism against the Irish forestry industry. With images by William Bock.

'Archery can be seen as a slow paced ceremony ... each arrow let fly serves as a small ritual onto itself' – Kim Schnuelle weaves craft and storytelling in this personal essay exploring rituals to find peace in troubling times

Rohini Walker interprets the myth and meaning of 'the crone' – through a retelling of three encounters that take us from Kolkata's suburbs, down into the London Underground and out into California's starry desert night.

Artist and performer Boris Godot retells his experience as the leaf-clad entity: Lövaman, during a flooded 2019 Venice Biennale

Dawid Juraszek stands on the banks of the Bosphorus and reflects on the modern drive to keep moving at all cost.

Charlotte Du Cann writes of the Underworld, mythos and Deep Adaptation

Brian George on ancestors, the oral tradition and the displacing effects of migration.