Aritual as old as fires themselves, fireside storytelling is an art that all campers and urban explorers wish they'd do bet-ter. Acustom reaching back to when man first reared up on hind legs and sought to untangle the world. Much has to do with the fire itself, which captivates the eyes and burns away the prattle typically ruling our minds. Nowhere is the imagination so charged, is the ear so pliant and the mind so open to the fantastic as when friends are hunkered 'round a fire.