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Category Archives: Fairy Tales
Video Friday
Today’s video is The Tree Man (2009), written and directed by Navin Dev, which is an interstitial adaptation of Pinocchio. Here’s the official description: Set between Chapters 15 and 16 of Carlo Collodi’s classic novel The Adventures of Pinocchio, The … Continue reading
Posted in Fairy Tales, Video Friday
Tagged Carlo Collodi, fairy-tale films, Navin Dev, Pinocchio, puppets, The Adventures of Pinocchio, The Tree Man
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Magpie Monday
Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ I’ve long been a fan of Jack Zipes and his work on fairy tales. At Salon.com, Zipes talks with Emma Mustich about the recent trend of fairy-tale films coming … Continue reading
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Tagged Cameron Cook, George O'Connor, Gustaf Mantel, Jack Zipes, James Joyce, Jonny Quest, Olympians, Roger D. Evans, Stanley Kubrick, SwissTech Utili-Key, Ulysses
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Kate Bernheimer’s The Complete Tales of Merry Gold
Given my interest in adapting fairy tales, studying Kate Bernheimer’s The Complete Tales of Merry Gold is a perfect choice. Bernheimer’s novel—along with her first novel, The Complete Tales of Ketzia Gold, and her third, The Complete Tales of Lucy … Continue reading
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Matryoshka
My story “Matryoshka” is now live at Scheherezade’s Bequest on Cabinet des Fées. I drew on the German fairy tale “Mother Holle” with a little bit of the Russian witch Baba Yaga thrown in for good measure. Check out the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cabinet des Fees, Scheherezade's Bequest
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Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty Robert E. Stutts 1 I begin with a pricking of my finger on a spindle, a drop of dark blood dyeing my immaculate thread a ruddy crimson. More blood drips onto my lap, spattering the white frock. This … Continue reading
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Tagged fairy-tale poetry, poetry, Sleeping Beauty by Robert E. Stutts
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