by Fairy Tale Review | Jul 15, 2016 | Fairy-Tale Files
Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s editors, readers, editorial assistants, or contributors. Whether sending Dorothy back to Kansas or summoning a Saturday morning genie, magical...
by Fairy Tale Review | Jul 14, 2016 | Prose
My poor brother: he was born a rat, a snake, a wolf, a roach. Our mother tried and tried for another child like me, a plain and smart child, a resourceful child, but it didn’t work out. Each time she birthed him, she cried out in terror and put him back, but he came...
by Fairy Tale Review | Jul 8, 2016 | Fairy-Tale Files
In the Grimms’ retelling of Rapunzel, the famous tower that holds her away from the world has a number of features that make its construction seem impossible, or supernatural. It has no doors and no stairs, which could make a reader wonder how Rapunzel gets into the...
by Fairy Tale Review | Jul 1, 2016 | Fairy-Tale Files
Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s editors, readers, editorial assistants, or contributors. You’ve heard it in The Shining’s opening credits and in George Crumb’s quartet for amplified...
by Fairy Tale Review | Jun 24, 2016 | Fairy-Tale Files
Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s editors, readers, editorial assistants, or contributors. Maya Rudolph brought her to life in Shrek the Third, Anne Sexton poeticized her in 1971....
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