🌙EPISODE 2

🕸 “The Mantis Man of the Musconetcong — Part Two: The River Keeps Its Secrets”

In Part Two, we zoom out from my childhood river to the global phenomenon hiding behind the

Mantis Man legend. Ancient mantis gods. Insectoid aliens. Evolutionary fears wired straight into our DNA. Biological impossibilities. Folklore that refuses to die.

Then we return home — to the Musconetcong, to Jefferson, to the quiet bridge where something tall and translucent allegedly stepped out of the water and vanished into the trees.

📚 Chapters

4. 🪳 The Insect Gods

5. 🧠 Why Bugs Terrify Us

6. 🌫 The River Keeps Its Secrets

A final reflection on childhood landscapes, memory, fear, and why certain places cling to the monsters we project onto them.

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