…fairy tales, folklore, and everything in between
Posted in Cinderella, fairy tale finds on Dec 15th, 2008
Being pregnant (I’m 9 weeks along on Wednesday), I find my focus strays a lot. When I am able to work sans migraine, I’m often thinking about potato chips, or throwing up, or, most often, how much longer it’ll be ’til I can take a nap. My sister-in-law meantimes, also pregnant (with twins, no less), [...]
Posted in Fairy Tales on Oct 5th, 2008
As per my interview with Maggie Stiefvater, here’s Jorinda and Joringel. Enjoy!
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There was once an old castle in the midst of a large and thick forest, and in it an old woman who was a witch dwelt all alone. In the day-time she changed herself into a cat or a screech-owl, but in the evening [...]
Posted in Fairy Tales, Review on Oct 2nd, 2008
The merciless Macdonwald,
Worthy to be a rebel, for to that
The multiplying villainies of nature
Do swarm upon him, from the Western isles
Of kerns and gallowglasses is supplied…
Macbeth, (1.2.7-11)
Finally, it’s here [alack, alas, the interwebs have been uncooperative today, but Joe says we're working on Mountain Time today] - our interview with Maggie Stiefvater! Listen to [...]
Posted in Fairy Tales, Review, Uncategorized on Sep 29th, 2008
From Sheryl:
Something uplifting to get us into the swing of things for a new week:
I’ve just started the latest offering from Maggie Stiefvater, “Lament: The Faerie Queen’s Deception”. So far I’ve met Deirdre Monaghan and a handsome–perhaps Victorian–boy, Luke Dillon, from her dream, who demands greatness from her.
“Do you know how some people can do [...]
Posted in Fairy Tales on Sep 22nd, 2008
From Mental Floss.com:
Fairy tales and fables have been around for centuries, but do you remember who wrote which tale? See if you can guess the author of some of the most popular fairy tales and fables ever created. For each story, pick the correct author(s): Hans Christian Andersen, The Brothers Grimm, or Aesop.
The definition of [...]
Posted in Fairy Tales, Les Bonnes Fees, admin on Jul 11th, 2008
As some of our lovely readers have noticed, the Les Bonnes Fees machine has been quiet lately. Well, we’re okay. We’re better than okay, actually, because we have a rockin’ second issue I’m really excited about. So, what’s been going on?
I’ve been–and still am–away. I wish I could say I’m off on a fairy tale [...]
Posted in Fairy Tales, science on Jun 9th, 2008
From the Christian Science Monitor:
Rumpelstiltskin, the fairy-tale rogue who spun straw into gold, has nothing on Miguel Yacaman and Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
The two University of Texas researchers have developed a way to draw gold from wheat, alfalfa, or – best of all – oats.
No spinning wheel required. In this day and age, a simple solvent will [...]
Posted in Fairy Tales, Review, fairy tale finds on Jun 8th, 2008
I have never been a fan of Salman Rushdie; I find his work too overblown, too in love with itself. But, after an interview about The Enchantress of Florence–a book that sounded like a literary and historical Harry Potter–my interest sparked.
Then, during my escape to an air-conditioned coffee shop this morning (it’s 33 C as [...]
Posted in Fairy Tales, art, fairy tale finds on Jun 4th, 2008
spent the better part of today marking up pages for Fees. I’ve never liked tweaking code, but a very fun part of making the pages is finding graphics. While trying to find an illustration, or a piece of clip art suitable for Merrie Haskell’s Rampion in the Belltower (more on this soon, and be sure [...]
Posted in Fairy Tales, Review on May 26th, 2008
What if their lives continued beyond happily ever after? What if they all existed in the same universe and interacted? What if they had been forced from their homelands and set up shop in “Fable Town” - a couple of blocks of Manhattan that the “mundies” (that’s us mundane types) seem to never really notice?
That [...]
