From Issue 59 - The Nautical Issue
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When it rained, you felt it from all sides. The persistent pitter-patter of droplets on the hatch and the soft push and pull of the water beneath the hull....
Early morning. Sea mist still hovers over the water, and the bracken-covered dunes that furl out beneath my feet like a green carpet are alive with activity. Under the surface are cool, sandy-walled tunnels and dens filled with breath,...
Posthumous painting of Mary Anning (1847) by B. J. Donne
IanDagnall Computing / Alamy Stock Photo
Oh, Mary Anning. That stubborn young spinster gave us the dinosaurs.
When she was born in 1799, Darwin hadn’t even been conceived yet, let alone his...
Once upon a time, in a land hidden deep within an enchanted forest where the trees grew almost as tall as mountains, there lived a girl whose eyes had long ago grown dark by disease. The other villagers took...
Photography by THE WITCHING HOUR PHOTOGRAPHY
Model: Tatiana Pimentel
Jewelry: Parrish Relics
Set and styling: Jen Parrish-Hill
Wardrobe: Lisa Gill
An enchanted castle, bursting with roses and secrets. A princess, a youngest son, a clever girl living by her wits.
A king, a queen, and...
PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE PARKE
Model: Love Chappelle
An errand of mercy, a basket of love. Only the best of intentions are paving this path.
But girls have been lost here before. Sweet girls, frivolous girls. Girls she has played with, spun with,...
We hope you're having a gorgeous Wednesday! We wanted to make your afternoon slightly more gorgeous with this sweet missive from our friend Sherry L. Ross.
From Sherry:
I'd like to wish everyone a soul-satisfying spring. I know I'm especially in need...
Photography by
THE WITCHING HOUR PHOTOGRAPHY
Model: Kassi Stein Gown: El Costurero Real
She was raised knowing what decadence was. It surrounded her in the form of beautiful things—satin sheets and silk drapes and couches covered with brocade, gowns designed especially for...
Illustration by Guinevere von Sneeden
You watch from the forest path as she emerges from the heavy oak door of her cottage and ventures straight into the woods, ignoring pathways and deer trails. You follow, careful not to make any...
Art by Sigrid Rødli
The snow and ice bring with it a pantheon of winter spirits that range from the benevolent to the purely evil with every shade of slushy gray in between—from impish Frost Faeries that paint the autumn...