Tales and Poems

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Review by Kelly Jarvis: The Society for Soulless Girls by Laura Stevens

The Society for Soulless Girls is a dark academia thriller set on the campus of Carvell Academy of the Arts. The esteemed college and...

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Winners for 2024 Writing Contest

We are pleased to announce the winners of our annual writing contest. In poetry, they are: Lauren Reynolds: “Find Your Voice,” first...

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Throwback Thursday: The Changelings, by Aliza Faber

There once was a child with golden hair, Who grew up strange and wild and free, In the hands of the fairy queen's tender care, Where...

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Review by Kelly Jarvis: The Adventures of the Faerie Coffin: Being the First Morstan and Holmes Occult Detection by Rebecca Buchanan

Fans of detective stories and faerie fiction can rejoice because Rebecca Buchanan has effectively joined these two classic modes in her...

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Cinderella’s Hearth: Summer Gazpacho Salad, by Lissa Sloan

Summer’s really not my favorite time of year, but one thing I do love about it is proper summer tomatoes. You know, the kind you get from...

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Throwback Thursday: The History of Our Survival, By Kiyomi Appleton Gaines

Editor’s Note: This is a dark and powerful story for a hot summer’s day or a cold winter’s night. It was first published in 2019 . This...

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Review by Kelly Jarvis: The Bookstore Wedding by Alice Hoffman

The Bookstore Wedding is the second short story in Alice Hoffman’s The Once Upon a Time Bookshop series (following The Bookstore...

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Cinderella’s Hearth: The Aquarius Moon Tonight, by Kate Wolford

What I know about astrology could fit into Thumbelina’s thimble. It’s not for lack of interest, but when you don’t know the exact time...

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Throwback Thursday: How Beautiful She Is, by Mary Meriam

She climbs the flights of palace stairs Her gold and silver gown a charm Whispering gone all troubles and cares Worries and woes that...

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Review by Lissa Sloan: Flemish Folktales by Signe Maene

Did you know that in Flanders, the Devil drives a black coach drawn by four fine black horses? Or that magpies, hares, or cats may be...