In this post from June 2023, I introduce you to my creative project to research, revive and reimagine the fairy tales of 17th century French author Charlotte-Rose de la Force.

At least two of Charlotte-Rose de la Force’s fairy tales contain silver; Fairer than a Fairy and Persinette. This short article explores the significance of silver in myth and fairy tale.

When most people think of fairy tales, they think of the Grimms, but there were many others who contributed to fairy tales. This article first appeared on April 1, 2023. I will return to the Grimms at a later time, but my interest is primarily about pre-Grimms fairy tales.

After blogging on Substack for a couple of years, I’m starting to migrate my content over to my website. You’ll find all of my fairy tale-related blogs here and the research I find in my explorations of the origins of, symbolism in, the writers of and the significance of fairy tales. May you find the same joy in them that I do.