I've spent a lot of time sketching lately - I find it relaxing, and I enjoy seeing something take shape on the page. Unlike reading (I'm still having pregnancy-induced reading trouble), it doesn't hurt my eyes. And unlike piano practice, I don't have to sit up in a specific position (pregnancy is tough on the joints, people!). But, perhaps most of ( Read more... )

therealljidol has the voting list up again. If you liked Fat--I'm in Tribe Four, and you don't have to be a member of the community to vote this time around. Oh, and you can vote here. (It'll be good practice for November 9th.)

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Out at a local used bookstore the other day, I came across a university course reader, Folk & Fairy Tales (3rd ed), edited by Martin Hallett and Barbara Karasek. From the introduction:

The distinguished American critic Leslie Fielder once observed that children's books introduce all the plots used in adult works and that adult responses are ( Read more... )

LJ Idol,
Week Two
Topic Two: Apathy - What I Should Care About, but Don't.

Once upon a time, I believed in happy ever afters. Princess gets prince, evil stepmother gets comeuppance. Treasure seeker finds treasure, slays dragon, rescues entire family from poverty. Enchanted frog wheedles kiss, spell breaks, pomp ensues.

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Kalo Dant thanked him kindly, took his leave and departed. He traversed the forest, came to the meadow, sat down and waited. But no one came. Night fell and he lay down in the grass and fell asleep. In the morning he awoke-again no one. He waited and waited. The day passed, and not a soul appeared. It was the same the next day. On the third day ( Read more... )

The re-design a friend of mine, the lovely elva_undine , did on her page recently inspired me to finally finish off my work on this one. It's not perfect, by any means, but I wanted it to blend a little more with my new site, even if confined by blogger and my less than stellar CSS skills.

Other news: for those who have asked, Les Bonnes Fees is not dead. ( Read more... )

THERE was twa sisters in a bowr,    Binnorie, O Binnorie   There was twa sisters in a bowr,     Binnorie, O Binnorie   There was twa sisters in a bowr,         5 There came a knight to be their wooer,    By the bonny mill-dams of Binnorie.      He courted the eldest wi glove an ring,  But he lovd the youngest above a’ thing.      He ( Read more... )

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[Update - am trying to remember to use the cuts. Please remind me when I forget!]

I stumbled upon this discussion of myth and folktale while reading up for The Dead Wife. It's really an interesting read, though it's important to bear in the mind that the paper it's excerpted from is from 1900, and that some of the ideas/principles herein are no ( Read more... )