HeyJaredCaitlin Hall - The Hag Under the Wood
Folk herbalism, Appalachian folklore, and the dark feminine — written from a small farm in Scott County, Indiana, by the woman who tends it. For those who find solace in the dark.
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- Sep 30, 2026
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September Specimen Box: Horehound Botanical Printables & Cards (opens the original)
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Horehound is one of those common, everyday herbs your granny always had on the shelves, but didn’t talk about much. She didn’t need to. This month’s set is all about Horehound:— Plant essay: [PDF LINK]— Monograph excerpt: [PDF LINK]— Quick-look monograph card: [PDF LINK]— Folk spell insert: [PDF LINK]
Creekside Correspondence September 2026 (opens the original)
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Greetings from Elder Creek! The leaves have begun to turn to the hues of autumn, harkening to darker days and colder nights. I am very excited. Where the sun’s summer heat keeps me a prisoner inside my home, winter’s cooler rays facilitate outdoor adventures for a body that can breathe again. I’m looking forward to getting back into the woods and creek for much-needed connection. My relationship with the land on which we reside now still carries a disconnect, but I now know it’s not a punishment
The Bone-White Shield (opens the original)
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The Bone-White Shield: Blood, Gravel, and the Medicine of YarrowThresholds, the prairie ghost, and a kettle on the hearth.This post is a joint partnership between Kat Connolly and Caitlin, The Hag Under the Wood. Kat explores the lore and the field lines, and Caitlin tells us how to listen to the plant once it enters the body.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!j6aB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s
Field Note - The Betrayal of Aaron Cross (opens the original)
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Note from the AuthorI am in the thick of downsizing our home and packing away memorabilia while also manifesting a cozy little writer's cabin along a creek of elders in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains. It is in this act of packing and cleaning I came across more writings from a much younger me. Laminated covers, spiral bound, Microsoft Word bedazzled. The girl who wrote this was twelve in 2001. Someone handed her an Author Information Sheet, and she filled it out as though she had already been
Field Notes From the Shadowroot (opens the original)
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[ARCHIVAL RECORD- Bracken County Boundary and Fence Viewers, Loose Sheet]SUBJECT: Survey obstruction at the Caelthorne upper pasture; the dry ring; the man at the lineOBSERVATIONS BY: W. T. Gilliam, County Surveyor’s assistantCONTEXT: Single sheet of onionskin, folded in eighths, recovered from a folder of unrelated twentieth-century insurance correspondence. Office ruled form, blue lines, printed header for the Bracken County Boundary and Fence Viewers. No access
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