For today’s post, I have decided to take a look at the concept of having Faery ancestors. I know that I have Faery blood in my bloodline, which is unsurprising given that I have Irish ancestry on my mother’s side. Female Faery ancestry in the Motherline is even more powerful, in my opinion. …
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The Appeal of Beauty & the Beast as a Tale Type
For day six of Beauty & the Beast Week, I have decided to focus on the appeal of Beauty and the Beast as a tale type. In my opinion, this type of tale’s appeal is rooted in our emotional lives. It is rooted in our own desires for love and romance, which is…
Read MoreBelle: Heroine of Beauty and the Beast
For day three of Beauty & the Beast Week, which is also Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to focus on Belle as the heroine of Beauty and the Beast. Belle is a young woman whose defining feature begins with her beauty. However, that is not the only thing that makes her special. …
Read MoreThe 5 Most Interesting Doomed Queens (In My Opinion)
For today’s post, I have decided to take a look at my five favorite stories of Doomed Queens. In this countdown, I will rank the Queens based on how much interest I find in their tales. This is not to say that any one of them is better than the others, or worse,…
Read MoreAuthors That Made Me Fall In Love With Literature
For today’s post, I have decided to do a post about the authors that got me into great literature in my formative years. I have broken this into four parts, American, English, Irish, and French. American English Irish French ~I hope you have enjoyed my short analysis of the authors that shaped my formative…
Read MoreMelusina’s Legacy Poem
For this first post of Poetry Week, I have decided to share a poem I composed about the Faery Queen Melusina. Melusina’s Legacy by Maranda Wabik Melusina is betrayed Raymond had seen her Her secret was revealed She must leave But she still Stayed near her children Crying as a Banshee When one would perish…
Read MoreAnais Nin, Prolific Erotic Diarist
For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have chosen to write a little bit about the infamous writer Anais Nin. Anais Nin was a prolific writer who wrote diaries, novels, and erotica. She was famous for her torrid love affairs and her incredibly descriptive diaries about them! Anais Nin is probably most remembered…
Read More90s Teen Movies and the Classics
For today’s post, I have decided to take a look at a few 1990s teen films that were based on classic works of literature! This was a unique time in the history of teen movies since some of the most fun ones took direct inspiration from the classics. In particular, I will be…
Read MoreBrigitte Bardot, French Film Icon
For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have chosen to write about the great French film star and sex symbol Brigitte Bardot! Bardot’s career in film began in the 1950s when she was still a teenager, and it would continue into the 1970s. She retired from film at age 39, as she believed…
Read MoreColette, Rebel Author
For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have chosen to discuss the French author Colette! She is a favorite of mine, and I adore reading her novels in the original French. Colette was a writer who began to gain notoriety in France after she got recognized for her work, which had previously been…
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White Rose of Avalon 