Tag Archives: E.K. Johnston

Sunday’s Wisdom #358: Painful Matters

Posted on September 26, 2021 by Merlin

“My suffering is different from yours, and maybe it is less, but it is mine, and I will not listen to you belittle it.” – Princess Zahrah, “the Little Rose,” Spindle, by E.K. Johnston When Zahrah says this, she is … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Thousand Nights

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Merlin

I believe I just barely reviewed one author’s take on the classic Arabian tale, One Thousand and One Nights, and the first thing I mentioned was how not many Western storytellers have retold that particular story. Now I’ve just finished … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Wisdom #145: We Choose Our Own Story

Posted on August 27, 2017 by Merlin

“The monster tested her, pulling at her soul and rending her spirit. She clung to life, and in the clinging she might have become a monster too, except she chose the path her story would take.” – From A Thousand … Continue reading →

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