Fairy-Tale Files: The Tallow Candle

Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s editors.   Discovered in a suitcase 137 years after Hans Christian Andersen’s death, this story (“Tællelyset” in Danish) revolves around a...

Fairy-Tale Files: G’day for a Beast

Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s editors. The Aborigines have an extensive catalog of mythical fauna, chief among them the bunyip. Indigenous to waterholes, billabongs and swamps,...

Pins & Needles No. 44: Tim Raymond

No. 44: Tim Raymond Q. Why do you think the “heroes are never parents” in stories? Does it relate back to the revelation that responsibility is just a loss of hope? It’s about choices in this story. “Hope” is believing there are choices big and small to be made, and...