Poppy and Pomegranate
A long time ago, when towns were small and cities a treasure, two families took part in perhaps one of the longest and bloodiest feuds ever to linger on the soil of Neritum, if…
Tag: Fables & Fairytales
Cloud Children
Human beings are not, as most of us believe, the only creatures in this world, or even that our world is the only world there is, for there are in reality…
A Friend in Need
Within a locked and ornate cage, a fairy sat in sorrow. The sorceress who locked her there, would come again tomorrow. She wanted all her magic; fae would wither, when t'was taken. She sent a…
The Duty of Stars: A Faerie Tale
There was once a young lady named Miss Aurora. She had raven hair and dusky skin and almond shaped onyx eyes with a happy secret winking out of them, and she taught the little…
Magic Must Have a Meaning: Chesterton, Lewis & Tolkien in Elf-Land
It is difficult to overstate the influence of G.K. Chesterton. Apart from the numerous converts who have come to Christianity, at least in part, because of an encounter with his writings, two of the bestselling…
Handsome and the Hag: A Beauty and the Beast Retelling
Once upon a time, there were three brothers. The first and eldest was named Gerhart, which meant “strong.” The second brother was named Conrad, which meant “clever.” The third and youngest brother was named…
Winter Fae
The winter has been long and cold, and springtime still seems very far away.I sit here snuggled in the warmth and dream about my childhood, and the fae.How I miss glowing embers, underneath the flaming…
Love’s Triumph
The Princess rushed into the wood, still hoping that she could outrun,The burden of a marriage forced, before the dawning of the sun.The groom, a Prince, both harsh and cruel, would crush her lovely spirit,…
On Fairy Tales: A Rhapsody of Themes from G.K. Chesterton and J.R.R. Tolkien
As a Catholic artist and storyteller, what interests me most are those things that help us all to make sense of the world around us. And what most helps us to make sense of the…
The Stag Who Lived Forever
It was a matter of great importance, and the morning wind that carries the mist and the butterflies carried the news in a kind of dance, like the laugh of the first baby, when it…