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The Twelve Dancing Princesses: Feminine Joy or Femme Fatale? Is this odd little fairy tale a story about feminine freedom or a darker tale about damsels in distress? …
Tatterhood: A Tale of Twins and Transformations This delightful fairy tale features the adventures of two twins: one beautiful, the other ugly and brave …
10 Best Fairy Tale Tropes and Why I Love Them Tropes can be annoying, but we all have a shortlist of tropes we like. Here are ten that make me smile …
Beauty and the Beast: True Love or Stockholm Syndrome? This love story has come under fire countless times, but does it actually qualify as Stockholm syndrome?…
Finding Happily Ever After: Part II I can relate to hard-won love, but the experiences along the way made the outcome brighter when it came …
Waiting for My Happily Ever After We’re all looking for love. Here’s my personal story of searching far and wide for The One …
The Rumpelstiltskin Problem: Making Sense of a Weird Tale Author Vivian Vande Velde offers six new versions of Rumpelstiltskin without all those plot holes …
Was Cinderella’s Dad a Jerk? Everyone knows about her wicked stepmother, but have you heard about Cinderella’s negligent father?…