Gothic Fairy Tales
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Illustration by Joseph Urban and H. Lefler for Märchen-Kalendar (1905)
A young girl lies in a glass coffin, alone in the woods, her black...
Power and Isolation of Circe: The Artistic Journey of John William...
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Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses (1891), by John William Waterhouse
Image Courtesy Wikimedia CommonsOnce upon a time there was a talented young painter...
The Eternal Wisdom of Sappho
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Sappho and Erinna in a Garden at Mytilene (1864), by Simeon Solomon
According to the Ancient Greek poet Alcaeus of Mytilene, “No man sings...
Professor Tolkien and the Faries
J.R.R. Tolkien believed in fairies. At least, he as though they were real in his essay “On Fairy-Stories,” first given as the Andrew Lang...
An excerpt from The Rules of Magic
By Alice Hoffman
Illustration by Charles Vess
Article from the Autumn Issue #40 - Subscribe or Buy Issue
The most glorious hour in Manhattan was when twilight...
Brokenhearted: A fairy tale by Alice Hoffman
Short Story from Issue #35 Summer 2016
This is the way she knew he was gone: The door was open. His boots were missing. The...
Signs You May Be Moonstruck
Illustration by Guinevere von Sneeden
Moonflowers are your favorite bloom.
When you see a painting of a moon-gazing hare, you whisper, “Me too.”
You...
Fairy Gifts
Have you noticed that fairy tales aren’t really about fairies? J.R.R. Tolkien points this out in his essay “On Fairy-Stories.” Fairy tales, he says,...
The Moon-Gazing Hare
Look for her at midnight, as she twitches her nose and raises her head to the full moon, soft ears falling behind her. She...
Aubrey Beardsley and the Weight of Decadence
The Peacock Skirt (1893), by Aubrey Beardsley
If you’re anything like me, you might have increased in mass over the past eighteen months. While the...