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Kelly Jarvis
Sep 13, 20222 min read
Book Review: The Story of the Hundred Promises by Neil Cochrane
Neil Cochrane’s novel The Story of the Hundred Promises (publication date: October 4, 2022) uses the fairy tale “Beauty and the Beast” to...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Dec 30, 20212 min read
Ars Poisana by Carina Bissett & Andrea Blythe
Editor’s note: This fantastically magical poem left my mind reeling in a very good way, and it explores the wildness of the natural world...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Dec 20, 20214 min read
Amethyst by Krys Plate
Editor’s note: This is just so much fun. I love the way the baby arrives. I love the sachets. I love how accepting the characters are...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Dec 14, 20214 min read
Magicians for Good & Ill by Judd Baroff
Editor’s note: The structure of this story is pretty traditional, but I love the surprising little details. And I really wanted to know...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Dec 8, 20211 min read
Which Witch by Wendy Purcell
Editor’s note: The use of folk magic in this poem, along with its economy of words, paints a truly magical picture for the reader. And I...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Nov 30, 20214 min read
The Word, The Wolf & The Magic Mirror by Liz Bragdon
Editor’s note: The wild, prose-poem imagery of this work grabbed me with its teeming, excited, magical, fevered language and pace. It...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Nov 29, 20214 min read
The Dreamkeeper by Alex Otto
Editor’s note: The power of dreams and the obsessive devotion of a mother made this story ring true to me. There is sadness and grace in...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Nov 23, 20214 min read
A Patchwork of Puddles by Lynden Wade
Editor’s note: Lynden’s story is unexpected, twisty, and stitched together very well. You’ve not read a tale like this one before. The...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Nov 16, 20212 min read
One Tiny Spell by Jason P. Burnham
Editor’s note: Parenthood leads to a million wishes, and this poem addresses one of the biggest wishes parents ever make with charm and...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Nov 9, 20211 min read
Unfettering Philomela by Christine Butterworth-McDermott
Editor’s note: Oh the traps that are laid for protagonists in fairy tales! That’s what this poem conjures up for me. It also makes me...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Oct 30, 20213 min read
Poisoned Stew to Go (With Apologies to William Shakespeare) by Henry Herz
Editor’s note: Happy Halloween to one and all. I couldn’t resist one more spooky (and funny) offering, so here you go. I liked the...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Oct 29, 20218 min read
Firebird Feathers, By Judy Lunsford
Editor’s note: This story appealed to me because it has a classic fairy tale structure, combined with beautiful details—especially about...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Oct 29, 20218 min read
Grandmother Brua, The Sisters & The Wind by Mike Neis
Editor’s note: I’m a granny, so I’m a sucker for a grandmother story. And what a grandmother! And what daughters! Such powers they have!...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Oct 29, 20211 min read
A Wishing Spell by Kelly Jarvis
Timing: The moon need not be waxing. It need not be the second Sunday of Spring, Or quarter-past midnight on the Dark Sabbat, But the...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Oct 29, 20211 min read
October Witch Issue 2021 - Table of Contents
Welcome to EC's October Witch Issue! Wild and perfect, they belonged to the night with their hair flowing around them and their song of...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Oct 26, 20214 min read
The Shadow & Herbs I Gather by Ellie A. Goss
Editor’s note: The presence of nature spirits and of a natural cure in this tale grabbed my attention, as did the ending that left me...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Oct 18, 20215 min read
Healing Waters by Mary Cook
Editor’s note: The sweet simplicity of this story is a delight. It really could be a fable from thousands of years ago. Very satisfying...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Jul 20, 20211 min read
Spells of Cast Iron by Sara Cleto & Brittany Warman
Editor’s note: Food and spells. Food as spells. Completely irresistible and so we didn’t resist it! Brittany and Sara are scholar poets...
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