Cinderella Monogatari -- the adventures before the glass slipper
“In the wake of her father’s passing, Cinderella is suddenly wrenched from the quiet world once so familiar to her. Her stepmother and...


13 Facts About Unlucky Little Cinderella
The Cinderella story is a rags to riches tale of a little girl who is forced to work as a servant until one day she gets a little magical...


Fairy Tale Research: How Well Do You Know the Stories?
I was very interested in assessing the knowledge of fairy tales in the general population. I created a survey of 12 common tales and...


Five Tales that Should Totally Be Retold
In honor of the start of National Novel Writing Month, which is a national Internet creative writing project that encourages writers to...


The Princess Test -- Peas, Mattresses, and Much More
​"Lorelei found the flake of tuna in the chocolate cake icing. Four princesses didn't. The meal was over. Lorelei and the crocodile...


Rapunzel's Revenge: the outlaw of the wild west
​“Once upon a time, in a land you only think you know, lived a little girl and her mother...or the woman she thought was her mother....


Princess of the Midnight Ball: all the worn out shoes
​“As the crown princess, Rose is never without a dance partner. She and her eleven sisters are treated to beautiful gowns, slippers, and...


Top Ten from Once Upon a Time
I confessed my love for this series in my previous post about Beauty Sleep. Although I am not sure I did my obsession justice. When I was...
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves: Disney's original princess
“The beautiful and kindhearted princess Snow White charms every creature in the kingdom except one -- her jealous stepmother, the Queen....


Beauty Sleep: not your typical romance
“The Princess Aurore has had an unusual childhood. Cursed at birth, Aurore is fated to prick her finger at the age of sixteen and sleep...