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The Shadow Father

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Nov 22, 2009, 10:20 am
Quick: What do "Snow White," "Cinderella," and "Beauty and the Beast," all share? Radiantly lovely heroines? Yes. Nasty villainesses? Yes. Villainous fathers? Absolutely. Yes, villainous fathers. One ...
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'The Nixy'

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Nov 16, 2009, 2:25 pm
Despite abundant cultural myths to the contrary, many, if not most fairy tales do not feature a passive heroine, waiting for hero prince to rescue her. "The Nixy" is one such tale. It seems to fall in...
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Hey There! Or the Wolf's Real Intentions

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Nov 15, 2009, 3:53 pm
When last my T390 class met, we were discussing the true intentions of the "wolf" in "Little Red Riding Hood." The wolf, is, of course, symbo...
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Outstanding Post and Source

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Nov 11, 2009, 4:17 pm
The Fairy Tale Cupboard is a must-read for me, because it's eye-friendly, well-researched, and well-written. Blogger Claire Massey has an outstanding post about "Goldilocks" and its history posted...
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A Forgotten Favorite: The Glass Mountain

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Nov 9, 2009, 6:57 pm
Out of the blue, I remembered Andrew Lang's Yellow Fairy Book. I read many of the color fairy tale books as a child, but I remember this one as my favorite of all of Lang's books. And my favor...
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About Blogging

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Nov 9, 2009, 5:42 pm
Recently, I've had a number of great questions about blogging, its good points and its bad ones. Instead of complaining anymore about the kind of trolls I don't like -- after all, I adore real...
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Hey! Why Am I Blocked?

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Nov 9, 2009, 2:08 pm
You may be a perfectly decent, honest, kind, considerate person who just happens to like fairy tales -- I'm sure you are. The vast majority of people who come here, follow here, and post here are ...
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Curses! Curses!

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Nov 8, 2009, 3:53 pm
For some reason, quite out of the blue, as most of my thoughts are, I started pondering the word "malediction" today. It's one of those great words that should be trotted out and used more often t...
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The Goblins' Christmas

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Nov 4, 2009, 4:32 pm
I've started to work Project Gutenberg into this blog, because I've found a number of lost fairy stories and books on it. I am a firm supporter of the project because I love old, lost stories ...
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'The Light Princess'

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Nov 2, 2009, 5:31 pm
I've been wanting to start making fairy-tale books and stories available to D&T visitors through use of Project Gutenberg. I know anyone can go there and find fairy tales, but I've tried to fi...
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Video Experiment: "There Is a Time" -- Update

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Nov 1, 2009, 12:33 pm
I know I've been pushing EnchantedConversation.org a bit aggressively -- largely because it has been so difficult to figure out all of the ins and outs of being a non-profit, setting up the look, ...
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Little Orphant Annie, by James Whitcomb Riley

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Oct 31, 2009, 9:13 am
Note: James Whitcomb Riley was inspired to write this poem by a young girl who did come to his family's house to stay. She worked in the house and she was known as "Allie." A typesetting error mad...
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Information For New Visitors

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Oct 30, 2009, 3:09 pm
Hello New Friends! I thought I'd tell you a little about D&T, and its sister site, EnchantedConversation.org. * This whole thing started three years ago, as an outgrowth of teaching a class on fai...
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Wow! Thank You!

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Oct 30, 2009, 7:55 am
I want to extend a big thank you to Blogger, for selecting D&T as a Blog of Note on Oct. 29. I also want to thank the new visitors who have come by, made comments, and even signed up as followers. Tha...
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'Cinderella Skeleton'

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Oct 27, 2009, 5:24 pm
Tip of the hat to Miss Elena Eous, whose blog is always lovely and inspiring. She has a very cool "skeleton" rendering of "Cinderella, plus, a quote from Robert D. San Souci, who apparently wrote a re...
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Enchanted Conversation Banner

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Oct 26, 2009, 4:16 pm
We now have a great banner at EnchantedConversation.org! The work was done by Lisa, of Lisa's Menagerie -- the same artist who did the lovely banner on this sight. Please take a look.
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Something Pretty

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Oct 22, 2009, 6:45 pm
I just felt like posting some art. This is called "Phosphatine." It's just so pretty. I know nothing about the picture or its artist. Anyone out there have any information?
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Once Upon A Blog -- Don't Miss It!

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Oct 22, 2009, 6:34 pm
One of the most talented fairy tale bloggers out there, Gypsy Thornton, has done it again: Brought interesting news about the world of fairy tales, their art, their retellings -- just all things fairy...
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Balloon Boy and Fairy Tales

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Oct 16, 2009, 12:49 pm
I know that by wedging Balloon Boy into this blog, I will look pretty shameless. But honestly, when I saw Balloon Boy yesterday -- or what I thought was a boy in a runaway balloon, I thought of The Wi...
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In an October Mood

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Oct 9, 2009, 11:36 am
Although this is a fairy-tale blog, sometimes I can't resist a deviation from the theme. Today, it's cold, rainy and gray in Northern Indiana, and since it is October, I'm in a Nosferatu k...
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The Ideal Hero

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Oct 7, 2009, 2:48 pm
If you had to describe the ideal hero, a good man, a guy you'd want your child to bring home to meet you, what characteristics would he have? We're starting our section on the male and/or tric...
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Enchanted Conversation Address Update

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Sep 30, 2009, 5:30 pm
For reasons totally unclear to me, in order to get to Enchanted Conversation, you must type in WWW.ENCHANTEDCONVERSATION.ORG YOU MUST TYPE IN WWW! This is a name change that reflects its nonprofit sta...
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Enchanted Coversations is Back Up!

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Sep 30, 2009, 5:20 pm
Everyone, thanks for your patience. You can continue to visit us at www.enchantedconversations.org at this time. Contact me with any questions.
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Enchanted Conversation Promo Video

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Sep 29, 2009, 6:05 pm

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Enchanted Conversation Address Change

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Sep 29, 2009, 3:07 pm
The new magazine, Enchanted Conversation, is undergoing an address change, and is currently unavailable. It should be accessible as EnchantedConversation.org in a day or two.
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New Books about Oz

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Sep 23, 2009, 11:37 am
I was ambivalent about posting on Meghan O'Rourke's article "The Man Who Made Oz," currently in Slate.com. I am a dedicated Oz fan, who, like all Oz geeks, knows that the book had 13 sequels, ...
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This Will be a Big Deal

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Sep 17, 2009, 6:06 pm
Here I was, ready to log off and sign out for the night. I was just going to peek at the New York Times and then curl up with something soothing and unassuming -- a nice little mystery novel or maybe ...
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Something Cheerful

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Sep 14, 2009, 4:52 pm
Sad posts lately. Lack of pretty pictures. So here's something that always cheers me up: A cat dressed and acting like people! "Puss in Boots" by Margaret Tarrant.
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Fairy Tales and Tragedies

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Sep 14, 2009, 4:12 pm
I've thinking about the tragedies du jour: The Jaycee Dugard story of kidnapping and imprisonment, and the awful story about the murder of a young graduate student at Yale, Annie Le. Both put me i...
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The Origin of Fairy Tales -- Another Twist

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Sep 7, 2009, 8:28 am
Just when it seemed liked fairy tales might be a relatively recent trend in folklore (maybe only about 500 years old), a new theory/study emerges -- from biologists. The origins issue is a thorny one ...
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Movies and Fairy Tales -- Let's Make Some Weird Connections

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Sep 4, 2009, 7:05 am
We all know the Disney fairy tale movies, right? But what about other movies that makes us think of fairy tales? Movies that may not be so obviously connected. Or movies that appear to be totally unco...
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Only Two Days Left for Fabulous Print Comment Contest

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Aug 29, 2009, 3:58 pm
Readers: Don't forget: You have until midnight on Aug. 31 to comment on one of the stories from the "Sleeping Beauty Rewrite Contest." The rules are on the contest page, which you can link to on t...
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Interview With Jack Zipes

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Aug 29, 2009, 3:14 pm
Jack David Zipes, Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota, is a very highly regarded scholar in fairy tale studies. His work, which my students find challenging and useful, is intellectually...
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To My Wonderful, Non-Student Friends

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Aug 27, 2009, 3:12 pm
Just so you know, DiamondsandToads.com will be reverting to "education mode" as of Monday. Aug. 31. I've gotten a lot of new followers this summer, so some of you may not be aware that about 9 mon...
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Enchanted Conversation is Open for Submissions

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Aug 25, 2009, 10:17 am
Get those typing finger limber, Enchanted Conversation, a new journal on fairy tales, is now taking submissions. Please do go check it out, and do read guidelines before submitting. "Sleeping Beauty"...
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Check Out Gypsy's 'Cages'

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Aug 18, 2009, 1:17 pm
The multi-faceted, talented, fairy-tale loving Gypsy Thornton is currently posting a "Cages: A Steampunk Retelling of Grimm's Jorinde & Joringel in V Parts with Epilogue." The story is already wel...
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Site Trouble

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Aug 7, 2009, 4:49 pm

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New Diamonds and Toads Art Giveaway!

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Aug 7, 2009, 3:49 pm

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Naomi Sims and Beauty Standards

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Aug 4, 2009, 6:35 pm

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A Little Love for Some Internet Companies

Kate W. posted an article on Diamonds and Toads - Aug 3, 2009, 3:04 pm

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About Me

I teach college writing at Indiana University at South Bend. I also have a blog called Diamondsandtoads.com that is all about fairy tales -- which I also offer a course on. Yep! Fairy tales, in college.
A new blog is coming -- one that will pay writers for content. Stay tuned!

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