If you find the dividing line between fairy tales and reality, let me know. In my mind, the two run together, even though the intersections aren’t always obvious. The girl sitting quietly in class or...

Gingerbread I knew I had to get out of therebefore the icing cracked and they discoveredthat I’m burnt around the edges,doughy in the center,that what they thought was sugaris salt.If I was a good girl,if...

You can lose your way anywhere.

And those women were sneaky. They understood that including fantastical elements in their tales- golden eggs, signing harps, talking frogs- worked to mask a deeper purpose….it made the stories look on the surface like ‘a...

But here’s a great thing about stories: they can be retold.

How stupid that all I have to dois grow two squishy lumps and suddenlyI’m man’s best friend