It seems the right day to read this story again. I am writing in the near dark, just the illumination of candles and a friendly pair of glowing pumpkins looking over my shoulder. Jack Straw was one of those rare stories that appears instantly and somehow hardwired in my brain. I wrote it all at once, and it was very satisfying. Hope you enjoy it.
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November 01, 2019
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Midori Snyder is the author of nine books for children and adults, published in English, French, Dutch, and Italian. She won the Mythopoeic Award for The Innamorati, a novel inspired by early Roman myth and the Italian "Commedia dell'Arte" tradition....more
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