Are you going to Scarborough Fair? Let these tales pass the time as you make your way there... Parsley: "To the Devil and Back" In this lesbian retelling of "Rapunzel," Jumana, daughter to Ruya the wise woman, is magically locked in the attic. Her only hope now is her friend Nilam... Sage: "The Wisdom to Know the Difference" Ms. Sophie lives in the house on the corner. If this were a few hundred years ago, everyone would be calling her a witch. Everyone would be right. Rosemary: "Pray You, Love, Remember" The mortal girl Rosemary was stolen in infancy by the fae. While she loves Underhill,...

Anne B. Walsh presents five tales inspired by Christina Rossetti's classic poem, perfect for reading by the light of your Yuletide fire: "Frosty Wind Made Moan" Join twins Catling and Kitten on the world of Trycanta as they prepare for their family's Darknight ritual. "Nor Earth Sustain" (by Elizabeth Conall): If Jetta just keeps trying, can she find her stranded starship's crew a home in time for the holidays? Or is their hope as lost to them as war-torn Earth? "Enough" Unless twelve-year-old Starsong can prove to the galactic lawkeepers that her abduction from the music-hating planet of her...

intersectional feminist author poet social justice bard here's Elizabeth Conall's 2013 poetry haiku and haikai sonnets and Sapphic stanzas epodes and epics flash fiction and free verse poems personal, political