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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...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Dec 20, 20214 min read


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...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Dec 14, 20214 min read


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...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Nov 30, 20214 min read


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...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Nov 29, 20214 min read


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...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Nov 23, 20214 min read


Falling Faintly by Kelly Jarvis
Editor’s note: Can you take one more Halloween treat? I know you can. The veil will be thin between the living and the dead for a day or...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Nov 1, 20215 min read


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...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Oct 31, 20213 min read


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...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Oct 30, 20218 min read


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!...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Oct 30, 20218 min read


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...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Oct 30, 20211 min read


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...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Oct 27, 20214 min read


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...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Oct 19, 20215 min read
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