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  • Cinderella’s Hearth: Summer Gazpacho Salad, by Lissa Sloan

    Summer’s really not my favorite time of year, but one thing I do love about it is proper summer tomatoes One recipe I make over and over this time of year is one my family calls Gazpacho Salad. And did I mention easy? Pepper   Mix the chopped vegetables, then add dressing to taste (usually I end up with leftover dressing Or add your favorite herbs or spices. This recipe is super forgiving.

  • Things Gretel Knows by Lissa Sloan

    I could not tell the difference Between dying and the things I did to save my life Between a fire for When I have breadcrumbs I sprinkle them for the birds I do not need to save them up I know where to find wild strawberries in the wood When they are ripe I eat them with cream When they are rotten I leave hungry for And eat what I like Potatoes fried with onions and butter Wild greens and herbs and mushrooms Her fairy tale poems and short stories appear in The Fairy Tale Magazine, Niteblade Magazine, Corvid

  • Review by Kelly Jarvis: When We Flew Away by Alice Hoffman

    I love Alice Hoffman’s writing, and I have long been a fan of her work, but her latest novel, When We While war rages around them, moving ever closer, the Frank family finds a way to live in the shadow of When We Flew Away  is a novel I plan to teach in my Young Adult Literature and Children’s Literature classes, and I will recommend that my students, who are all future K-12 teachers, share the book with You can find it here .

  • Throwback Thursday: The Greenmarket Witch by Lorraine Schein

    Editor’s note: The details of everyday modern life as an herb seller, coupled with the twist on one of go to the city and sell my plants and herbs in the Greenmarket there. “Don’t worry—I’ll take good care of her,” I told them, leaving a text message. I wrapped her in a blanket and put her in a baby carrier for the ride back to my house. I never told her what inspired me to name her Kaley. Lorraine Schein is a New York writer.

  • Throwback Thursday: Heartwood, by Hope Denney

    “Have I a chance with her?” he asked the court astrologer. “But I love her,” Hugh said. I could love her better?” I shall go to the mage, thought Hugh. I will ask her advice . “Child, I was out gathering herbs.

  • The Witch's Table by Amy Trent

    She picked a warty cucumber and shuffled towards her herb garden. It’s only after I get the last of them to sleep that I can leave our cottage, forage for food.” But I don’t have the skill, and I don’t have the time. “I love my wife. I did this to her. I did this to the mother of my sons. No herbs on Nonna’s part could change that. “I see. We shall make a bargain, Signor Rabbit.

  • Review by Kelly Jarvis: Enchanted Plants: A Treasury of Botanical Folklore and Magic by Varla A. Ventura

    I fell in love with the book’s gorgeous cover and gilded pages the moment I laid eyes on it, and what awaited me when I opened the cover was anything but a disappointment. Heart Grow Stronger), Among the Fields and Valleys (Wildflowers, Meadowlands, and Other Things to Gather Although I have never had a green thumb, I was delighted by the illustrations of plants, fruits, and I especially loved her thoughtful selection and presentation of quotations taken from literature, poetry

  • Cinderella’s Hearth: Frugality From an Expert, By Kate Wolford

    I like to cut corners when I want to buy, say, a roll of imported wallpaper to back our bookcases, which Back in 2018, when I was on a serious frugality kick, which lasted about a month, I bought The Complete I totally agree. She notes that some people think they are inferior, but I would much, much rather have something made I admire her for giving it all up.

  • Cinderella's Hearth: Harvest Festivals by Kelly Jarvis

    Harvest fairs and festivals are featured in literary texts as well, serving as places where characters gather Arable, the father of the protagonist says as he watches his children run off on their own to enjoy the I wasn’t wearing glass slippers on the night I attended the Apple Harvest Ball during my senior year of high school, and I wasn’t crowned with wheat or fruit when I was chosen to be the Apple Harvest Queen , but I did marry the man who danced the night away with me, and we are still living happily-ever-after

  • Writer, Poet, Professor: Kelly Jarvis' New Website!

    I have defined myself, as so many women do, by my relationships with others rather than by the titles I have earned through my work. I have written prose and poetry since I was a child. I created my website to help promote The Fairy Tale Magazine, a publication that I love. I want my website to be a place where friends can gather to learn more about fairy tales, books, writing

  • Throwback Thursday: The History of Our Survival, By Kiyomi Appleton Gaines

    As the death toll climbed, the remaining villagers gathered in the church. When they were all gathered, I counted them up. "Something like that," I answered. The little girl held up her plate, her face smeared with food. I wiped her cheeks and chin clean and gave her a second portion. "We can't wait here," I said. "I just...

  • "Little Trembling" by Lynden Wade

    Kindheart, the father, did not want to abandon their sow and her new litter of piglets.   Trembling whimpered but she whispered to herself, “I must be brave.”   In the shadows things scurried and squeaked. I thought I killed all my rebellious subjects who lived here.”   But tell me why I should spare you?

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