presents the
August 2019 Issue
TALES FROM
BEYOND THE WOODS
Beyond the woods lies an endless green.
All those who seek it
can wander freely through the stories that dwell
in this landscape of eternity.
BEYOND THE WOODS
Beyond the woods lies an endless green.
All those who seek it
can wander freely through the stories that dwell
in this landscape of eternity.
The magic of fairy tales, folktales, and myths reach beyond our every day experiences and connects us to the past and future. They call us to look beyond what our eyes see in every day life and to see with our limitless imagination.
So maiden, you would become queen?
Bring us the sky and lay it at our feet,
and the crown is yours..
Bring me a daughter, and give her the eyes
of a gazelle, the slender neck of a springbok,
of a gazelle, the slender neck of a springbok,
and the grace of an antelope...
Wouldn't being a frog-prince be way
mind expanding? That guy would get why
I felt so much like a fish out of water...
Frogman
mind expanding? That guy would get why
I felt so much like a fish out of water...
Frogman
The storm peterel stood before them with
its wings spread. He straddled the back of the
great bird, and the bird bore him into the sky..
its wings spread. He straddled the back of the
great bird, and the bird bore him into the sky..
What was the thing that twisted my heart
beyond repair? It was a piece of burnt toast...
I looked back and saw braided hair,
dangling like a golden ribbon bookmark
left untucked upon a novel's spine...
dangling like a golden ribbon bookmark
left untucked upon a novel's spine...
A three-legged crow swooped down
and perched by Toki.
Cindy held a sprig of cherry blossoms
between her beak...
and perched by Toki.
Cindy held a sprig of cherry blossoms
between her beak...
Listen, lady. We need to talk about this
Ella situation because I'm fed up...
Ella situation because I'm fed up...
Rachel Ayers
Herbert was a brown lump of a troll
with a mouse that lived in his hair...
In keeping with the Grecian theme of the hotel,
on each of the eight walls there were
hand-painted murals of the Cyclades
and the beautiful Aegean Sea...
on each of the eight walls there were
hand-painted murals of the Cyclades
and the beautiful Aegean Sea...
Smörgåsbord
F.J. Bergmann
F.J. Bergmann
Albert nearly hired a detective then,
to figure out if what she said
about her stepmother was true...
to figure out if what she said
about her stepmother was true...
Death in a
Brownstone
A.M. Offenwanger
Brownstone
A.M. Offenwanger
It is the night of a summer's dream,
rousing the ones who dare sleep
to a kindling awareness...
rousing the ones who dare sleep
to a kindling awareness...
I want to send out my heartfelt thank you to everyone who reads Enchanted Conversation and also to the writers who create the wonderful tales we publish. Your support means everything, so please enjoy the song below that accompanies this issue.
Thank you for being on this journey with us!
Thank you for being on this journey with us!
- Amanda Bergloff, Editor-in-Chief
ALL COPYRIGHT
to the written works in this issue belong to the individual authors.
Cover Painting: The Sensitive Plant by Sir Frank Dicksee
Cover Layout: Amanda Bergloff
Cover Painting: The Sensitive Plant by Sir Frank Dicksee
Cover Layout: Amanda Bergloff
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