As mystified as I am by it storming here in Florida EVERY SINGLE AFTERNOON, I asked some of my friends on Facebook to help me come up with a playlist of songs about Rain. I had Patty Griffin’s “Rain” stuck in my head for three days (which prompted the question), and my ear worm has since moved on to…
This is still my favorite cover copy description: Once upon a time, a young girl walked into a world of wonder and delight. But that’s not where this story starts. The young woman she became published a nationally recognized children’s book and edited a star-filled collection of stories to benefit the tsunami relief effort. But that’s not where this…
I’ve gotten Mom hooked on the show Orphan Black. We’re all caught up now, so every time a new one comes on it’s a big event for us. When I uploaded my “The Twelve Huntsmen” rant yesterday, my friend Cris pointed out that this was pretty much a Grimm Brothers version of Orphan Black. OMG THIS IS SO TRUE!…
Episode 32: In which Princess Alethea rants about the Grimms’ fairy tale “The Singing Bone” (with special Father’s Day Guest Cameo by King George Kontis).
Today would have been Jay Lake’s 50th birthday. He almost made it. Back in 2008, the discovery of Jay’s tumor rattled us all. I’d had my own tumor scare in 2005, so I knew that keeping a sense of humor about the situation was the most important thing. Jay had that in spades. Trouble was…this tumor was not benign….
I’ve had a really strange experience with contests in the RWA (Romance Writers Association). The year Enchanted came out, I asked my publisher for a box of books so that I might submit them to a bunch of RWA Chapter contests. I mean, Enchanted won the Gelett Burgess Award right out of the gate, so it was a shoe…
It’s Monday again (can you believe it?) and a new Fairy Tale Rant is live! Check out my take on a creepy short, fun & strange Grimms’ tale called “The Godfather.” As always, if you would like to support Princess Alethea’s Fairy Tale Rants for as little as $1 per new video posted, click on over to Patreon and…
Now that Mom has seen this and I know I can’t get in any more trouble, here’s last Monday’s Fairy Tale Rant…xox
A very special EPIC FAIRY TALE RANT is now live…featuring my bestest friend Princess Casey! As always, please enjoy, share, and support Fairy Tale Rants with your donations (click here for details)!
Yesterday, I posted about how I am now eligible for this year’s Parsec Awards because I have been narrating stories for Cast of Wonders and Pseudopod. Um…HELLO…I ALSO NARRATE PODCASTS OF MY OWN HERE ON THIS WEBSITE. *sigh* Sometimes The Brain, she no work. The podcasts I post here (also available via iTunes) are called “Princess Alethea’s Fairy Tale…
Dearest Squad, A new chapter is now live! Chapter…
Dearest Squad, A new chapter is now live! Chapter…
Dearest Squad, A new chapter is now live! Chapter…
