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Tag: fairy tales

The Last Tree by Victoria Meyer
Fiction

The Last Tree by Victoria Meyer

October 28, 2024November 14, 20240

“There are places in the earth that call to you when you’re that age, and you just have to stick your hands into the mud and bring up whatever you can catch.” – excerpt from The Last Tree by Victoria Meyer #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

The Metaworker Podcast | 014 In the Willow Garden by Isabel O’Hara Walsh
Podcast

The Metaworker Podcast | 014 In the Willow Garden by Isabel O’Hara Walsh

February 24, 2023March 6, 20240

Episode Description: Matthew, Elena, Mel, and Cerid talk with Isabel O’Hara Walsh about her short fiction piece “In the Willow Garden”. Content Warning: We discuss …

“The Firelets – A Fireside Tale” by Christiana Thomas
Fiction

“The Firelets – A Fireside Tale” by Christiana Thomas

August 8, 2022March 23, 20240

The wind howled and tore through the treetops, and our horses, Highland and Orion, crowded together to share their heat, but I was warm and …

The Metaworker Podcast | 008 Rangoli Man by Mina Rozario
Podcast

The Metaworker Podcast | 008 Rangoli Man by Mina Rozario

November 10, 2021March 6, 20240

Matthew, Marina, Melissa, and Elena talk about Mina Rozario’s flash fiction fantasy story, Rangoli Man. We gush about saying a lot in very few words, the utopian fairy-tale tone, and the story’s fascinating dive into Indian culture.

“Searching for the Cottingley Fairies” by Kim Malinowski
Poetry

“Searching for the Cottingley Fairies” by Kim Malinowski

September 17, 2021March 23, 20244

I. Snapshot Click. WHIRR. Shadowed still frame capturing fae.Ethereal grace magnified by child’s wonder.Muted only by adults’ misunderstanding “genuine.”Why would fae be less real if …

“Non-Belonging” by Dr. Koshy AV
Poetry

“Non-Belonging” by Dr. Koshy AV

August 26, 2019September 3, 20200

When it was the fashionI too measured out my life in coffee spoons It was not only to youthat some things made no sensebut to …

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