Fairy-Tale Files: The Moon

Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s Assistant Editors. What begins as a quest for the low-hanging moon’s precious milk escalates to an unrequited love affair in Italo Calvino’s “The...

Fairy-Tale Files: Rapunzel

Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s Assistant Editors. Oleg Oprisco, a photographer working out of Kiev, imagines a surreal, captivating Rapunzel. Kirsty Mitchell’s series of portraits...

Fairy-Tale Files: The Little Mermaid

Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s Assistant Editors. A cigarette-smoking magician pulls fish from a hat before summoning his mermaid companions in this 1904 silent film by Georges...

Fairy-Tale Files: The Juniper Tree

Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s Assistant Editors. Juniper trees, handy for both family burial plots and making gin, risk widespread infection from a fungus-like pathogen spreading...

Fairy-Tale Files: The Six Swans

Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s Assistant Editors. In this 2013 retelling, Vi Khi Nao weaves a new form of fiction marked by its bold presentation of femininity and desire....