From the incomparable yuki_onna, who often writes these gems that make parts of my world suddenly turn on their axes and make *sense*.

On the nature of quests:

This was how it was done: you bare your belly to a great beast and endure trials and it all works itself out. There is treasure or a sword. Or a woman. And that thing is yours not because you ( Read more... )

When I beg for contributions to the book on re-told fairy tales I'm working on ( Read more... )

I know I've asked this before, but there are new people and probably new books since last time, so I'm going to ask again. I'm finally at the section of my Angela Carter-inspired thesis-to-book project where I get to read a bunch of modern fantasy and write about it and call it work (I love my job!). So I need a list of books I should include in ( Read more... )

Little girls, this seems to say,
Never stop upon your way.
Never trust a stranger-friend;
No one knows how it will end.
As you're pretty, so be wise;
Wolves may lurk in every guise.
Handsome they may be, and kind,
Gay, or charming never mind!
Now, as then, 'tis simple truth --
Sweetest tongue has sharpest tooth!

"Bedtime Story"

The moon lies on the river ( Read more... )