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Leaving the newborn with its father, the wife left her family and traveled to the land of the dead, never One evening he woke to her cries and called out, “I wish you were a stone, and could be put out and forgotten The boy grew strong in the cottage, but he also grew very lonely with only his father as company. One day during a light rain, while his father was out hunting, a pale and gnarled woman appeared at his His daughter, rather than see him in such agony, only said; “I wish you were a raven, so that you could

Off over my shoulder I heard distant thunder, but there was plenty of time to fly home, I figured. Her eyes burned with fervor at my wings made of sugar, and I saw in her gaze questions I couldn’t answer I flew with on vigor and just a few prayers to bring me home safely as the storm quickly gathered. So I smiled sweeter than any smile prior, and I promised obedience while crossing my fingers. I have grown my own savior from deep in my shoulders. Now I fly untethered in sun or in rain.

proprietor of a games, comics, and sundry adventures shop, and the action opens in the middle of one of her Time to be the hero of the story.” I loved every word of this entertaining novelette! I devoured the story in one sitting, but lingered over the insightful descriptions of what constitutes Although the tale wraps up with a satisfying ending, I hope there will be more Ermentrude adventures You can find the book here. Kelly Jarvis works as the Assistant Editor for The Fairy Tale Magazine.

I know you can. He loved the sight of his rolling fields when the shadows of clouds traveled over them like boats on He was holding her hand as she took her last breath. He had never been good with words, and, in the end, he had written only one sentence: “I sure do miss Ribbons of toilet paper danced and swayed like the shadowy veil that separates the worlds of the living

I came across Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty when I was looking for a poetry collection to If I had an adolescent daughter, I would buy this book for her, but I think the book also has value to Keep pushing your way through the trees, and I promise that, eventually, you will come to a clearing. I love this collection of fairy tale poems and I think you will too! You can purchase the book here.

My dear, I can’t promise you that. “I have waited long for you,” the crone said as smoke enveloped her gray hair. I have granted it a thousand times, and I will grant it a thousand more.” I will give you a child, and I will take him away. I will reclaim what is mine. “I ask not for your forgiveness,” said the queen, “for I know that I do not deserve it.

are raised by their pharmacist father who teaches them the importance of his work. healing knowledge with her, and soon her soups and tinctures are rivaling the pharmacy’s medicines and I loved this sweet novel which perfectly captures the soda counters of 1920’s Brooklyn and the retirement You can find it here . her at https://kellyjarviswriter.com/

So I was sad when the Queen died, and the events surrounding her death brought me back to reading—as I love reading actual history but especially love historical novels. I first discovered them in the book Katherine , by Anya Seton, and I’ve never looked back. To find her books, just check out her Goodreads page . I hope you’ll find this recommendation useful in this time of historical change in the UK.

More about that after I list the names. Here are the authors whose work will appear in the March or June issues: Kim Malinowski Brittani Jenee I would have gladly chosen more submissions if we could afford it. I hope people who read this and haven’t become subscribers yet will do so today. re still providing a free magazine, but we aren’t, so please help out this little nonprofit and what I

As a person who reads a truly ridiculous amount of books, it’s not often that I come across a book that And yet, out of the hundred and fifty books that I read in 2023, this was the best one, and I’m convinced Strange things seem to always happen around Sophie, and her strange lonely lifestyle in her massive house It invokes all of the heartbreak and utter joy that is womanhood itself, and I desperately wish I could You can find it here.

eluded her in her isolated childhood. “I planned my death the way I design a room,” Piers reveals in the novel’s opening line, explaining that I couldn’t put it down! You can pre-order The Bane Witch   here . Her first novella, Selkie Moon , comes out in 2025. her at https://kellyjarviswriter.com/

I let inspiration percolate until I get specific ideas. Sometimes I take notes and other times I go straight to the magnets. I have always had an irreverent streak. When I was a child, it repeatedly got me into trouble! As I build each of these poems, I think of every phrase I can imagine relating to the poem’s subject the process of creation rather than the final product.