From Stories from the Arabian nights retold by Laurence Houseman; with drawings by Edmund Dulac. Wikimedia Commons.

My Arabian Superheroin

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Every time my writing gets stuck, I ask myself, “How would Scheherazade get out of this?” Of course, she would know what to do. That’s...

Brokenhearted: A fairy tale by Alice Hoffman

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Short Story from Issue #35 Summer 2016   This is the way she knew he was gone: The door was open. His boots were missing. The...
Charles Vess

Father Christmas and the Tomten

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Written and Illustrated by Charles Vess From Issue #29 - digital // print Come closer and listen well, for I have a tale to tell. For...

The Holly King

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Illustration by Guinevere von Sneeden Wassail, drink hail to the sleeping trees blanketed in a white cloak of snow, under the dark of night. Leave the warmth...

An excerpt from The Rules of Magic

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By Alice Hoffman Illustration by Charles Vess Article from the Autumn Issue #40 - Subscribe or Buy Issue The most glorious hour in Manhattan was when twilight...

An excerpt from The Wind in His Heart

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She scrambled up the bank of the wash and ran across a dirt yard, right up to the front door of the witch’s house....

Courage Tea

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 “They mixed henna with limes, roses, tea, and eucalyptus and let it simmer overnight, for henna’s hue reflects the strength of love of a...