Guest Blog by Jeff Provine
As we’re approaching the release of the Kindle-All Stars’ anthology for charity, Carnival of Cryptids, I’ve been getting the same question fairly often: “What’s a cryptid?” A quick look in the Merriam Webster dictionary says it isn’t found, which is beautifully ironic. “Cryptid” is a fairly specialized term, but it’s something we’re all familiar with, creatures of folklore.