Where We Go When All We Were Is Gone by Sequoia Nagamatsu & Sequoia Nagamatsu

Author:Sequoia Nagamatsu & Sequoia Nagamatsu
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781625571168
Publisher: eBookIt.com
Published: 2021-12-15T16:00:00+00:00

Yūrei 1: Ubume—Women who have died in childbirth

Perhaps it is fitting that we begin with those who came here while bringing life to the world. This particular flavor of ghost is one of the oldest and was quite prevalent until modern medicine. But I should note that not all Ubume are spirits of the dead. An occasional few are, in fact, manifestations of the emotion tied to the loss of a child. Some will appear pale and bloodied while others will look no different from those around them. Traditionally, Ubume would ask someone if they could hold their swaddled baby. The baby soon becomes increasingly difficult to hold until it is revealed to be not a child but a large stone. We’ve left this folklorish nonsense behind thankfully—women these days demand satisfaction and know what they want. This can take the form of the following:

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