Tales and Poems

Enchanted Conversation

Review by Lissa Sloan: Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier

Though her mother died when she was born, Sorcha spent her early years safe, loved, and cared for. She had an education and a purpose and...

Enchanted Conversation

Cinderella’s Hearth: Thyme for the Garden, by Kate Wolford

Editor’s note: For many years, I wrote a home and garden column for a small newspaper. Today I’m reprinting one I wrote in 2021. (KW)...

Enchanted Conversation

Throwback Thursday: The Ice Child, by Tara Williams

She found the cold invigorating; the howling wind and driving snow a tonic to her frigid soul... Long, long ago, when the green world we...

Enchanted Conversation

Review by Kelly Jarvis: Bear by Julia Phillips

Bear, by Julia Phillips, is a mesmerizing tale of two sisters, Sam and Elena, struggling to survive as their mother’s health slips away....

Enchanted Conversation

Cinderella’s Hearth: A Tale of Two Kettles, by Lissa Sloan

“So, are you taking a Luddite pleasure in this tea kettle?” my husband asked me as I lit the gas under my new kettle. You see, my beloved...

Enchanted Conversation

Throwback Thursday: Tricked, by D. J. Tyrer

(Editor’s note: The ease of language in this poem, and the way every word helps build a picture appealed to me. I can see every move and...

Enchanted Conversation

Review by Lissa Sloan: Hooked by A.C. Wise

The Neverland haunts James. Even though it is years since he escaped its grasp. Even though he is no longer the fearsome, bloody pirate...

Enchanted Conversation

Cinderella’s Hearth: Just Ask Him What He Wants, By Kate Wolford

Stymied about what to buy your dad or husband for Father’s Day? Have you considered asking him? Men are notoriously hard to buy for, and...

Enchanted Conversation

Throwback Thursday: Dishwater Dreaming, by Debbie Debby Zigenis-Lowery

Dare I hope? Steaming water reddens my hands, Skin once white as apple blossoms And smooth as velvet petals. The prince has asked for a...

Enchanted Conversation

Review by Kelly Jarvis: The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh by Claudia Gray

Are you a fan of Jane Austen? Do you enjoy a murder mystery? If you answered yes to these questions, put The Perils of Lady Catherine de...