{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69151711a17ebcde881e498b/6adfb70f29dd53209d38bbc1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Yuki-Onna by Lafcadio Hearn — A Promise Made in the Storm","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69151711a17ebcde881e498b/1793046062696-c03d5122-6e7c-44c2-a62b-0ce72a15b292.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>A blizzard on the river. A ferryman’s empty hut. An old woodcutter and his young apprentice bar the door and wait for morning. Lafcadio Hearn’s retelling of a Japanese legend, from Kwaidan (1904), is a quiet ghost story with a long, cold reach.</p><p><br></p><p>From Short Storyverses, where there’s always another story waiting at shortstoryverses.com.</p><p><br></p><p>If you enjoyed the story please follow and leave a five star review or rating.</p>","author_name":"Don McDonald"}