Pins & Needles No. 14: Martine Bellen

“Which path are you going to take,” asked the wolf, “the path of needles or the path of pins?” No. 14: Martine Bellen Q. Say the twister visited Gretel instead. What kind of impact would she have on Oz? Gretel is the archetypical journeyer—she’s the kind of girl who...

Fairy-Tale Files: Madschun

Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s editors. In the Turkish tale Madschun, a young man who is born without any hair is tasked with (among other things) collecting all the world’s birds...

Pins & Needles No. 13: Lee Upton

“Which path are you going to take,” asked the wolf, “the path of needles or the path of pins?” No. 13: Lee Upton Q. Three non-Oz aphorisms by which you live include… I have only one non-Oz aphorism which I cannot help but live by: Eleanor Roosevelt said, “Do one thing...