I've written many articles on myth, folklore, and fairy tale subjects for a variety of American and European magazines & journals. The following articles are can be read online:
Cinderella: Ashes, Blood, and the Slipper of Glass
Bluebeard and the Bloody Chamber
Godfather Death: Death in Fairy Tales
Les Conte de Fées: The Literary Fairy Tales of France
Old Wives Tales: Women's Fairy Tale Art and Literature, Old and New
Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let Down Your Hair
Snow, Glass, Apples: The Story of Snow White
The Path of Needles or Pins: Little Red Riding Hood
Married to Magic: Animal Brides & Bridegrooms
One is for Sorrow, Two is for Joy: The Magical Lore of Birds
The Symbolism of Rabbits and Hares
Fairies in Legend, Lore, and Literature
Lost and Found: The Orphaned Hero
The Dark of the Woods: Rites-of-Passage
Dawn, Dusk, and the Days of the Dead
Sacred Springs and Other Water Lore
The Road That Has No End: Tales of the Traveling People
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Art above: Walter Crane (1845-1915), Kay Nielsen (1886-1957), Edmund Dulac (1882-1953), Edward Burne-Jones (1833-1898)
