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Cinderella's Hearth: Christmas Pudding by Lissa Sloan
As the dark days of winter set in, what I love most is the quiet. The bustle and parties and pressure—not so much. But walking out in the...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Dec 2, 20244 min read


Review by Kelly Jarvis: Wake Me Most Wickedly by Felicia Grossman
Felicia Grossman’s latest spicy romance novel is a gender-bent take on the Snow White fairy tale. Wake Me Most Wickedly, which follows...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Nov 20, 20242 min read


Cinderella’s Hearth: Fantastic Bean Salad, by Kate Wolford
Note: As I’ve done before, I’m recycling part of an old recipe column from a little weekly newspaper where I wrote for many years. This...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Nov 18, 20242 min read


Don’t Miss Out On Inglenook Book Shop, by Kate Wolford
Are you the sort of reader who loves a surprise book? How about a curated collection of delightful, themed trinkets to go with that book?...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Nov 15, 20242 min read


Review by Lissa Sloan: Before the Forest by Kell Woods
Junia is hungry—for peace, for choice, for escape. But since the death of her uncle, she must go without and satisfy the hunger of...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Nov 13, 20242 min read


Cinderella's Hearth: Autumn Leaves by Kelly Jarvis
Cinderella has always seemed like an autumn fairy tale to me. Perrault's variant features the most autumnal of fruits, a pumpkin, turned...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Nov 11, 20243 min read


Review by Kelly Jarvis: Grimm Curiosities by Sharon Lynn Fisher
Grimm Curiosities by Sharon Lynn Fisher is a folklore-filled romantic mystery that is impossible to put down! Set in 1851 York, the most...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Nov 6, 20243 min read


Cinderella's Hearth: Apple Crumble by Lissa Sloan
It’s apple season! My family always gets very excited for local apples, so I naturally grabbed the first bag I could find. It was a new...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Nov 4, 20242 min read


Tellers of Tales: FTM's Poetry and Prose Contest Winners
Storytelling is a human act. Since the beginning of recorded history, people have shared stories around the fire, spinning new tales from...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Nov 1, 20241 min read


"A Wishing Star" by Katie Jordan
Martha stood, shoulders hunched, back arched, her body resembling an accordion. Her stained shoes, in need of a cobbler’s attention,...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Nov 1, 20245 min read
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