Book Review: The Story of the Hundred Promises by Neil Cochrane
Neil Cochrane’s novel The Story of the Hundred Promises (publication date: October 4, 2022) uses the fairy tale “Beauty and the Beast” to...
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- Dec 30, 2021
- 2 min
Ars Poisana by Carina Bissett & Andrea Blythe
Editor’s note: This fantastically magical poem left my mind reeling in a very good way, and it explores the wildness of the natural world...
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- Dec 20, 2021
- 4 min
Amethyst by Krys Plate
Editor’s note: This is just so much fun. I love the way the baby arrives. I love the sachets. I love how accepting the characters are...
Enchanted Conversation
- Dec 14, 2021
- 4 min
Magicians for Good & Ill by Judd Baroff
Editor’s note: The structure of this story is pretty traditional, but I love the surprising little details. And I really wanted to know...
Enchanted Conversation
- Dec 8, 2021
- 1 min
Which Witch by Wendy Purcell
Editor’s note: The use of folk magic in this poem, along with its economy of words, paints a truly magical picture for the reader. And I...
Enchanted Conversation
- Nov 30, 2021
- 4 min
The Word, The Wolf & The Magic Mirror by Liz Bragdon
Editor’s note: The wild, prose-poem imagery of this work grabbed me with its teeming, excited, magical, fevered language and pace. It...
Enchanted Conversation
- Nov 29, 2021
- 4 min
The Dreamkeeper by Alex Otto
Editor’s note: The power of dreams and the obsessive devotion of a mother made this story ring true to me. There is sadness and grace in...
Enchanted Conversation
- Nov 23, 2021
- 4 min
A Patchwork of Puddles by Lynden Wade
Editor’s note: Lynden’s story is unexpected, twisty, and stitched together very well. You’ve not read a tale like this one before. The...
Enchanted Conversation
- Nov 16, 2021
- 2 min
One Tiny Spell by Jason P. Burnham
Editor’s note: Parenthood leads to a million wishes, and this poem addresses one of the biggest wishes parents ever make with charm and...
Enchanted Conversation
- Nov 9, 2021
- 1 min
Unfettering Philomela by Christine Butterworth-McDermott
Editor’s note: Oh the traps that are laid for protagonists in fairy tales! That’s what this poem conjures up for me. It also makes me...
Enchanted Conversation
- Oct 31, 2021
- 3 min
Poisoned Stew to Go (With Apologies to William Shakespeare) by Henry Herz
Editor’s note: Happy Halloween to one and all. I couldn’t resist one more spooky (and funny) offering, so here you go. I liked the...
Enchanted Conversation
- Oct 30, 2021
- 8 min
Firebird Feathers, By Judy Lunsford
Editor’s note: This story appealed to me because it has a classic fairy tale structure, combined with beautiful details—especially about...
Enchanted Conversation
- Oct 30, 2021
- 8 min
Grandmother Brua, The Sisters & The Wind by Mike Neis
Editor’s note: I’m a granny, so I’m a sucker for a grandmother story. And what a grandmother! And what daughters! Such powers they have!...
Enchanted Conversation
- Oct 30, 2021
- 1 min
A Wishing Spell by Kelly Jarvis
Timing: The moon need not be waxing. It need not be the second Sunday of Spring, Or quarter-past midnight on the Dark Sabbat, But the...
Enchanted Conversation
- Oct 30, 2021
- 1 min
October Witch Issue 2021 - Table of Contents
Welcome to EC's October Witch Issue! Wild and perfect, they belonged to the night with their hair flowing around them and their song of...
Enchanted Conversation
- Oct 27, 2021
- 4 min
The Shadow & Herbs I Gather by Ellie A. Goss
Editor’s note: The presence of nature spirits and of a natural cure in this tale grabbed my attention, as did the ending that left me...
Enchanted Conversation
- Oct 19, 2021
- 5 min
Healing Waters by Mary Cook
Editor’s note: The sweet simplicity of this story is a delight. It really could be a fable from thousands of years ago. Very satisfying...
Enchanted Conversation
- Jul 21, 2021
- 1 min
Spells of Cast Iron by Sara Cleto & Brittany Warman
Editor’s note: Food and spells. Food as spells. Completely irresistible and so we didn’t resist it! Brittany and Sara are scholar poets...
Enchanted Conversation
- Jan 31, 2021
- 1 min
Dancing with The Faerie King by Sara Cleto & Brittany Warman
Editor’s note: Welcome to the first poem with the theme “Healers, Midwives, and Cunning Folk.” We’re especially proud that Sara Cleto and...
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