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Apex Magazine Issue 41

11 November 2012
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Weaving Dreams by

Short story published in Apex Magazine Issue 41 Eva is a witch, and a researcher into the Fae. As Weaving dreams begins she is helping Giancarlo with his research. He is an historian, interested in meeting a Fae as a … Continue reading →

The snow child - Eowyn Ivey

19 March 2012
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The Snow Child by

Mabel and Jack have left home and family behind and travelled to Alaska, to the edge of the world, trying to turn the wilderness into a farm that will support them. For Mabel it was an attempt to escape her … Continue reading →

Donegal fairy stories - Seumas MacManus

19 February 2012
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Donegal fairy stories by

I do enjoy fairy stories, of all shapes and sorts. When I was younger I read plenty of the children’s versions of the Irish myths and legends. But I don’t ever recall coming across these stories before. They aren’t the … Continue reading →

28 October 2011
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You probably know the Perrault version. And chances are, you haven’t been able to escape the Disney yt version. Maybe you know the slightly-darker Grimm version, or even the original story of Yeh-Shen. Maybe you’re a fan of musicals, and love Roger and Hammerstein’s Cinderella or Sondheim’s Into the Woods yt . But chances are, there’s a bit about this classic story you don’t know yet…Cinderella, Cinderella, Night and Day it’s Cinderella | MetaFilter.