Written In The Stars
Illustration by GUINEVERE VON SNEEDEN
Charumati glanced over her shoulder, just once. Her gaze swept the celestial palace where she had spent her life.
How it...
The Tree and She
In her first memory of this life, she clutched two pecans in her small hands. Warm brown with tabby cat black stripes, dry and...
Mary Anning, Monster Hunter
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...
Creatures of the Snow
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...
A Message From Sherry L. Ross
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....
Red Riding Hood
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...
The Eternal Wisdom of Sappho
Feature Image:
Sappho and Erinna in a Garden at Mytilene (1864), by Simeon Solomon
According to the Ancient Greek poet Alcaeus of Mytilene, “No man sings...
The Woman Who Could Talk To Bees
Feature Image:
Models: Jo Maldonado and her service dog Baruh
There once was a small village tucked deep within a forest that seemed made for the...
The Witch Of The Winter Woods
Art by Jana Heidersdorf
When I was a child, I strayed too far from the path and was eaten by a wolf. A woodcutter saved...
Elder Mother
Grandmother Elder, that’s what they call me.
They can’t seem to agree if I am a tree or a shrub, which is fitting really—I’ve always...