Once there was a girl born without eyes. She didn’t know any better, so she was happy. She had a voice like a nightingale and loved to...

Wind Spell —after Joy Harjo In the time before, it was never written down No pens. A long line of mouths. A wolfman hovers beyond the...

Her sorcery-cloaked sisters come seeking her spells. The Sea Witch asking for An ocean tempest for a prince’s doom and A mermaid’s voice....

They always talk about the shoes, not the electric slick slide of soles on glass, or the ice that shook me on the stairs— what use are...

Long ago, in the coastal village of Soltriste, while dreaming, a woman named Dolores met Death. Santa Muerte was wandering the shore not...

Mushrooms emerging From saturated ground Mist bearing shoots Scatter faintly Among tree roots Chirping echoes above As other nests Are...

Editor's Note: Fairy tales and flowers - the perfect way to celebrate spring - is today's enchanting essay by EC's very own, Kelly...

When we fell apart Snow took us in - She muffled our sorrow, Forged our tears into Jewels and Knives. The taste of snowflakes and The...

When you're traveling east of the sun And west of the moon You’re always late Racing against time The elements and Fate There is no map...

There once was a time when birds talked as well as sang, wells granted wishes, and rainbows spied out pots of elven gold. In that time,...

They say long ago when this land was still barren and dry, there was a girl who was born with a heart made of diamond. Her skin was like...

(I-Ching, Hexagram 1, Yang--Immersed Dragon) "Heavy rain is dragon rain," the Chinese say. It’s not pouring cats and dogs—it’s pouring...

Long ago in a far-off land Elizabeta Drominichka lived with her ailing mother on the edge of a starving village. For months rain passed...

Wings of spun sugar, wrapped up in paper: a gift from the god who lived down the river. His increasing favor had grown even greater,...

There once lived a maiden who wanted for almost nothing. She was kind and clever and beautiful, with thick curling hair and lashes like...

I wandered in the desert until I found my way to an astrologer. She told me to seek a Virgo; instead, I seem to have found virga....

The wind and the waves echoed her heart- constant and pure. The storm was her soul- wild and untamed... ~ A. Bergloff There is a music to...

Editor's Note: We have a delightful essay on wishing today by our very own Kelly Jarvis. She does a deep dive into wishing in popular...

Editor's Note: We have an original bonus poem for the month to share with our readers today! Author Avra Margariti's wondrous poetry...