Les Bonnes Fees

A Lion Among Men, by Gregory Maguire The time came for her to die, and she would not die; so perhaps she might waste away, they thought, and she did waste, but not away; and the time came for her to receive final absolution, so they set candles upon her clavicle, but this she would not allow...

I’m sitting in a coffee shop dealing with queries and issue placement right now. Strangely enough, it’s quite a relief, and I’m enjoying it. I’m ...

Another fairy tale mentioned in our interview with Maggie Stiefvater. There are several tales about Koschei and other wizards who’ve hidden their souls away. For those interested in a more contemporary Koschei tale, check out William Sleator’s The Boy Who Couldn’t Die. * In...

As per my interview with Maggie Stiefvater, here’s Jorinda and Joringel. Enjoy! * There was once an old castle in the midst of a large and thick forest, and in it an old woman who was a witch dwelt all alone. ...

The merciless Macdonwald, Worthy to be a rebel, for to that The multiplying villainies of nature Do swarm upon him, from the Western isles...

Today we have some more Lament tie in stuff - author, Maggie Stiefvater’s Lament-inspired soundtrack. The first two are composed, arranged, and performed by Maggie, while the third, Mary, Young and Fair, is a traditional arranged and performed by Maggie. ...

From Sheryl: Something uplifting to get us into the swing of things for a new week: I’ve just started the latest offering from Maggie Stiefvater, “Lament: The Faerie Queen’s Deception”. So far...

The September issue is nearly done–we’re doing all the necessary tweaks and fixes now. So, as they say in 2003: Watch this space! In the meantime, have a look at our new autumn site template, here, and let us know what you think. Th...

Les Bonnes Fees, September 2008 The September issue of Les Bonnes Fees is now online–so settle down with a cup of hot chocolate, something to eat, a box of tissues, and get reading!       

It’s been a while since we posted about our upcoming issue, so here’s a little something to chew on ’til we go live on Sunday (we can’t go live on Saturday, otherwise the funny people at SNL might get a little cranky with us for stealing their thunder). So, what’s in store for September? A bit of...

From Mental Floss.com: Fairy tales and fables have been around for centuries, but do you remember who wrote which tale? See if you can guess the author of some of the most popular fairy tales and fables ever created...

The lovely folk at Brown University have provided us with a new toy: a fairy tale generator. …the Proppian Fairy Tale Generator, [is] an experiment in electronic (re)writing and an exploration of the retranslation of modernist theory within the electronic environment. How does it work? ...