The Trickster tricked!

 Things don't go according to plan for Rumpelstiltskin in my poem on Enchanted Conversation...

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My fairy tale poem, Dark Heartwood, is one of desperation and tricksy enchantment.

From the editorial introduction on the site: This poem has a delightfully eldritch feel to it. And just what future will be revealed for this family?  I wonder. A memorable read.

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Back to Africa

It's been a year since Dotadoko was published in Enchanted Conversation, and now I've had a second African-set fairy tale, Gazelle, (a retelling of Snow White) published on the site.

A fairy tale featuring a bright-red earring...

Are you looking for new riffs on your favourite fairy tales? Then you'll want to check out the latest issue of Enchanted Conversation, which contains my story Dotadoko.

I have to highly-recommend Rumpelstiltskin, Las Vegas Style, too - a brilliant twist on the tale!