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“Diamonds and Toads”: A Fairy Tale About Getting What You Deserve?

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Rachel Ayers

Rachel Ayers lives in Alaska, where she writes cabaret shows, daydreams, and looks at mountains a lot. She has a degree in Library and Information Science which comes in handy at odd hours, and she shares speculative poetry and flash fiction (and cat pictures) at patreon.com/richlayers.

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Illustration of a scene from "Diamonds and Toads" or "The Fairies": A young woman fills a jug of water, while an old woman rests in the background.
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Fairy Tales

“Diamonds and Toads”: A Fairy Tale About Getting What You Deserve?

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Illustration: Beauty sits on a chair at a dining table while the Beast sits beside her on the floor
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Fairy Tales

Five Thorny Retellings That Offer a Twist on “Beauty and the Beast”

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Illustration from "Beauty and the Beast"
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Fairy Tales

Six Enchanting Retellings of “Beauty and the Beast”

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Illustration of three fairies sitting on a tree branch with a rabbit and a squirrel; the central fairy holds a book of Fairy Tales
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Fairytales

Retelling Classic Fairy Tales: Seven Must-Read Collections and Anthologies

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Illustration from The Frog Prince, artist unknown. The Frog hands the Princess her golden ball which he has retrieved from the well.
Book Recommendations
Fairy Tales

The Hoppiest Ending of All: Retelling “The Frog Prince”

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Illustration depicting Little Red Riding Hood encountering the wolf
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Fairy Tales

Reclaiming Little Red Riding Hood: Five Fairy Tale Retellings

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Featured Essays
comfort reads

The Comfort of “Competence Porn” Stories

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Fairy Tales

Looking to Our Roots: Revisiting “Jack and the Beanstalk”

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comfort reads

Competence Porn Is Comforting — Where Can I Find More of It?

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