Tag Archives: fairies

Saturday Snapshot: Knick-Knacks

Posted on January 12, 2013 by

I like everything I own to have a story.  That doesn’t extend to, say, my shampoo or silverware, but it does include my knick-knacks. I saw these adorable fairies for sale in Covent Gardens.  Having just spent a week wandering … Continue reading →

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A Retelling of Cinderella

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

Because it’s spring and I’m greatly enjoying the Once Upon a Time Challenge, I thought I’d post a fairy tale Fiction Friday this week.  This is a short retelling of Cinderella, which I posted about a year ago but thought … Continue reading →

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Off to Neverland, with Fairies

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

Long-time readers know that Peter Pan is one of my favorite books.  You might also know that I often have trouble with new writers telling stories about beloved characters.  So Gail Carson Levine’s Fairies series is a slightly dicey situation, … Continue reading →

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A Human and Hideous Snow White

Posted on August 17, 2011 by

Reading A Tale of Two Castles put me in a mood to reread a favorite Gail Carson Levine book, Fairest.  Set in the same world as Ella Enchanted (and very loosely connected), this one is a retelling of Snow White. … Continue reading →

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Sleeping Beauty, Awake and Fighting

Posted on April 27, 2011 by

What if Sleeping Beauty didn’t turn out the way all those fairies at her christening intended?  That’s one element–and my favorite–of Spindle’s End by Robin McKinley. There’s a line in The People the Fairies Forget when Tarry wonders what christening-gifted … Continue reading →

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