HeyJaredLost and Forgotten Fairy Tales
Do you love fairy and folk tales? Wonder about the origins of them? This is a blog where I dig deep into a fairy or folk tale and uncover everything I possibly can about it, then share the research with you as well as inspired creative artefacts.
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Welcome to Lost and Forgotten Fairy Tales (opens the original)
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We’ve had a heap of new subscribers to this newsletter in the past few months, so I thought it might be worthwhile to reintroduce myself and how and why this Substack came about.My name is Alyssa Curtayne and I’m a fairy tale nerd. I didn’t know how much I loved fairy tales and the comfort and friendship they provided until a mental health crisis in 2020. In a foetal position on the floor, I noticed the books that I had carted around the country with me. They were all collections of folk and fai
Lynden Wade on Retelling the Tales (opens the original)
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In this episode, English author Lynden Wade and I chat about the origins of tales and how an author often gets drawn into fairy tale retellings and reimaginings. Including some tips on how she works with fairy tale in a modern context, and not just the famous tales.<i
Michelle Tocher on Spiritual Wellbeing (opens the original)
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In the August edition of the Lost and Forgotten Fairy Tales podcast, we interview Canadian storyteller and author, Michelle Tocher. Michelle has lots of fairy tale related wisdom to share in this episode and it’s well worth a listen. Apologies for my video being turned off, but I had some technical issues.<div clas
Nike Sulway on Women and Transformation (opens the original)
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Nike Sulway lives and works on the unceded lands of the Bundjalung peoples, a landscape rich with stories and wonder.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="500" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tEid!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl
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