Do you love fairy tales? There’s something timeless about them that makes us want to return again and again, whether it’s to a more cleaned up animated version or the original nitty-gritty tales by the Grimms brothers and Hans Christian Anderson and others. And maybe that’s why we also like to read new versions of […]
Retelling the (Fairy) Tale
Ah, fairy tales. Like so much classic literature, fairy tales form the basis for many contemporary stories. In recent years, retellings have even become so popular they’ve become their own subgenre in fiction. And it makes sense. The originals are clean and usually end happily. Good triumphs over evil. The impossible becomes possible. Romance. Magic. […]
Fairy Tale Magic
Everyone loves a fairy tale. Say the four magic words, “Once upon a time”, and images of princes and princesses, witches and ogres, white horses and glass carriages conjure up in the mind. Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, Snow White…even Fiona and Shrek. I have a fairy tale to tell. It’s not set in the usual […]