I'm debuting my show, Poison Apples & Pretty Witches at The Totally Normal Event in just about a month and a half, and I'm still tightening a few things up ( Read more... )

[cross posted to friendsofjt as always]

# 10 The Annotated Brothers Grimm, edited by Maria Tatar. Yes, I finally finished this! In most fairy tale collections, I'd have no problem bouncing around, picking out stories that appeal to you, but if you're going to read this, I'd suggest reading it cover to cover. The annotations build on each other a little, ( Read more... )

I had a small revelation.

For me, the bulk this page consists of titles like Why Fairy Tales Stick: The Evolution and Relevance of a Genre, Fairy Tale As Myth Myth As Fairy Tale, Pagan Meditations: The Worlds of Aphrodite, Artemis, and Hestia... and The Infinite Crisis CompanionFeel free to reach your own conclusions, though I suspect they'll be ( Read more... )

The Friday after Thanksgiving my family graciously agreed to accompany me to a showing of Enchanted, which I will now heartily recommend to anyone looking for fluffy romantic comedy.

As I'm sure you've gathered from the trailers, a fairy tale princess (Amy Adams) gets sent to modern day New York City by an evil witch/queen (Susan Sarandon) and ( Read more... )