“The Sky is falling…”And so are these oddities, based on documented reports:Nondairy creamer in Chester, South Carolina, due to clogged exhaust...
Fairy-Tale Files
Browse submissions from past editions, web exclusive content, author Q&A, and more.
Fairy-Tale Files Special Report: Cosplay Buffet
Timeline Threads17th Century: Subjects of the late Ming Dynasty begin to don wardrobes inspired by characters in popular fiction.1939: Forrest J....
Fairy-Tale Files: An Account of Witches
Appalachian Granny MagicA mix of Scots-Irish magical traditions and regional rituals of the Cherokee Indians (known then as Tsalagi), adherents of...
Fairy-Tale Files: Forever’s Ramifications
What If Immortality Chose You? After a horrific car accident that should have ended her life, a lightning strike freezes Adaline Bowman’s age at 29...
Fairy-Tale Files: The Ears Have It
For Shoehorn’s SakeFrom Jedi syntax to Vulcan nerve pinches, the pointy eared have long been embraced by pop culture. Yet there stands a contrast...
Fairy-Tale Files Special Edition: Tempus Hypothesis
Hourglass Slipper Cinderella had until midnight before things turned pumpkiny. Ariel only had three days to make Eric fall in love with her....
Fairy-Tale Files: Deceit
Little Red Riding HoodA girl, a grandmother and a conniving wolf. One of the earliest stories of deception we are introduced to as children, this...
Fairy-Tale Files: Kingdom, Phylum, Feral
The Stars & (Metamorphic) StripesAnimal transformation plays a role in many fairy tales, though “The Tiger’s Bride” by Angela Carter turns the...
Fairy-Tale Files: This One’s For the (Immortal) Kids
Eternal Revenue ServiceThe concept of an immortal child is synonymous with Peter Pan, who debuted in J.M. Barrie’s 1902 novel The Little White Bird....
Fairy-Tale Files: Ursa Inertia
East of the Sun, West of the MoonA peasant agrees to give his youngest daughter to a polar bear in exchange for wealth. All goes smoothly until the...
