Interviews with Fairy Tale Authors

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Create Rupture: An Interview with Mai Der Vang

I sometimes feel like I have to pull from different parts of myself when I write an essay or a poem.

I feel that he enjoys being a bystander while he is struggling. That suggests how I can live in this monstrous world playfully.

Kelly Link's short stories have been dazzling readers for more than a decade now—her first collection Stranger Things Happen was published in 2001...

“Which path are you going to take,” asked the wolf, “the path of needles or the path of pins?” No. 9: Sarah Shun-lien Bynum What do you look...

“Which path are you going to take,” asked the wolf, “the path of needles or the path of pins?” No. 8: Katie Wudel What role do apocalypses...

“Which path are you going to take,” asked the wolf, “the path of needles or the path of pins?” No. 7: Rochelle Hurt How does poverty...

“Which path are you going to take,” asked the wolf, “the path of needles or the path of pins?” No. 6: Andrea Baker How do everyday...

“Which path are you going to take,” asked the wolf, “the path of needles or the path of pins?” No. 5: Gabriel Thibodeau 1. What's your...

"Which path are you going to take,” asked the wolf, “the path of needles or the path of pins?” No. 4: Timothy Schaffert Hot air balloons,...

“Which path are you going to take,” asked the wolf, “the path of needles or the path of pins?” No. 3: Emily Carr Which elements of fairy...