So, You Think You Know Fairy Tales

Reading and writing fairy tales and folk tales with a modern perspective.

Thursday, September 30, 2021

The Three Sisters

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To be fair, a crystal tunnel would be really pretty. Salutations, reader! Our story this week is The Three Sisters . This version comes from...
Thursday, August 12, 2021

The Quill-Work Girl and Her Seven Brothers

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  They say to reach for the stars, but what about becoming one?   Salutations, readers! Today's legend comes to us from the Cheyenne peo...
Thursday, July 15, 2021

Music in the Darkness

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  Mbiras as pretty cool-looking. And portable.   Hello, reader. When I was writing this story, since it's a Greek myth, I thought it apt...
Thursday, July 8, 2021

Orpheus and Eurydice

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Don't turn around! Hello, readers. Awhile back, I discovered Hadestown, which is a musical based on the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus an...
Thursday, July 1, 2021

Like Water in the Desert

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Seems legit. Salutations, friends! The approach for this retelling of The Perfidious Vizier came to me right away, but there were a few deta...
Thursday, June 10, 2021

The Perfidious Vizier

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If I was traveling here and someone brought me to a well, I wouldn't ask too many questions either. Salutations, dear reader. This time ...
Thursday, May 20, 2021

Violet and Her Rude Sister

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Salutations, readers. I decided to put "Pigling and Her Proud Sister" into the terms of high school. It seemed about right, since ...
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Debbie Newcomb
I'm a trained creative writer who keeps coming back to fairy tales. Follow me on Instagram @newcombnotes .
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