My Deal Me In deck turned up diamonds again this week, which means fairy tales. I’m still behind in reading the fairy tales Pook Press sends me fortnightly, so I read one of those. What Came of Picking Flowers Pook Press tells us this is…

As a “wicked stepmother” myself, and the loving granddaughter of a “wicked stepmother”, and the loving “wicked stepmother” of a “wicked stepmother”, I can really do without the “wicked” tag. That said, I agree that the stepsisters in Cinderella were pretty snotty. But why? Alice…

I cheated this week: I wanted to read a fairy tale, so I found a diamond in my Deal Me In deck of cards and dealt it to myself. And what should be my delight when I pulled out a fairy book in the dark and…