We craft and tell stories because we’ve stood on the uncertain edge between the waking world and our imagination, between enchantment and fear. And we remember other stories that help us build our own stories, scraps of lumber and fragments of narrative we gather together to make stories for ourselves.
Not long ago,the ever-astonishing Jane Yolen left a striking comment on my personal blog, and I feel that it deserves wider circulation. So here it is, with my own comment on her comment after, for your…Continue Reading
That the perusal of long, narrative poems is too rare in this day and age is a complaint likely to have been with us since the days of Homer. Nonetheless, the writing and reading of…Continue Reading
A conversation with Daniel Gabelman Editor’s Note: Every now and then you discover a truly unique thinker, with the audacity and clarity to overturn the status quo—someone whose writings have a way of bending and…Continue Reading
In as much as the writer of fairy-tales is a writer for children, and my wording of the previous clause is pointed, such a writer stands to learn a great deal from Kiyohiko Azuma. An…Continue Reading
Here’s a great article about our new poetry book, Seven Ways to Prune a Grapefruit by Johnny Wink. It originally appeared here, and was written by Brooke Zimny. Re-blogged with kind permission. Distribute it as widely as you wish.…Continue Reading
We’re pleased to announce the launch of our new line of poetry and fiction volumes. This is mythic arts with a twist; we’re publishing titles that question, redefine, and reinvent mythic and folkloric art forms.…Continue Reading
Editor’s Note: Over the past ten years or so, fairy tales have undergone a veritable renaissance online. Today we’re happy to welcome one of the stalwarts and guiding lights of that renaissance: publisher, educator, and…Continue Reading
