A collection of the classic fairy tales retold – what would have happened if Gretel, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and others had been strong and critical girls and women living today? “The voices you catch out of the old fairy tales are very impressive. I got quite attached to them.” Fiddlehead “So I didn’t know what to expect when I read this ... it was a fast read (not sure it took me an hour ) ... laughed a lot (and sitting on a plane that made for some interesting looks) and when i finished ... the only thing i could think of is ... why isn’t anyone doing this on stage ..." szferris, Librarything “I loved the sassy voices in these stories, and the humor, even when making hard points.” PJ O’Brien, 5/5, Smashwords

This collection of short stories presents a socially conscious critique of various issues in our society by re-visioning significant attitudes and activities concerning competition, militarism, environmentalism, advertising, watching tv, going to school, shopping, hunting, the news, sex, religion, and government. Social commentary and activism via fiction. “As the title indicates, this collection of stories is about getting into the thick of things, taking sides, taking action, and speaking out loud and clear, however unpopular your opinion may be. ... refreshingly out of the ordinary.” Joan McGrath, Canadian Book Review Annual

This second edition of Excerpts: miscellaneous prose and poetry includes most of the pieces from the first edition (early works dating from the late 1970s and 1980s), slightly revised, along with several new pieces. __________ Praise for chris wind's work: "I find the writing style very appealing ... An interesting mix of a memoir and a philosophical work, together with some amazing poetry. ... This is what happens ranks in my top five of books ever read." Mesca Elin, Psychochromatic Redemption "An incisive reflection on how social forces constrain women’s lives. ... Great for fans of Sylvia Plath, Doris Lessing’s The Golden Notebook." Booklife about This is what happens "dreaming of kaleidoscopes is a top pick of poetry and is very much worth considering. ...” Midwest Book Review “Satellites Out of Orbit is an excellent and much recommended pick for unique fiction collections.” Michael Dunford, Midwest Book Review “ ... a truly wonderful source of feminist fiction." Katie M. Deaver, feminismandreligion.com, about Thus Saith Eve “... not only dynamic, imaginative verse writing, but extremely intelligent and intuitive insight." Joanne Zipay, Judith Shakespeare Company, NYC, about Soliloquies: the lady doth indeed protest “... A welcome relief from the usual male emphasis in this area. There is anger and truth here, not to mention courage.” Eric Folsom, Next Exit, about UnMythed

Snow White has fled from the palace and the wicked queen is on her trail. With the help of seven musical dwarves, a magic mirror and a dashing doctor prince, can Kittie Lacey save the day? This is the fourth story in the Fairytale Hairdresser series featuring a feisty, stylish heroine for whom no tangle is too troublesome and no frizz too fearsome. No little princess or prince should be without these stories, filled with fairytale fun. A fabulously fun story full of favourite fairytale characters, starring the best hairdresser in all the land, Kittie Lacey!

A plain-spoken girl relates the history of her parents, a Nevada silver baron and his native-American wife, Gun That Sings. Her mother dies in childbirth, leaving her baby girl alone in a harsh world that offers no place for a half-native, half-white child. After being hidden for years, a very wicked stepmother finally gifts her the name Snow White, referring to the pale skin she will never have. Six-Gun Snow White is a fascinating and enchanting tale, at once familiar and entirely new.

Long before there was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, there were two other stories some preferred not to tell… “I have three profitable businesses and more money than anybody else in the land, some people even say I’m the fairest in the land, and yet you who obviously enjoys everything I buy for you are ashamed of being seen with me because I am a woman?!” One year after leaving the North behind, Queen Katherine and Princess Eirwen find themselves struggling with new desires they never had to deal with before. It doesn’t help that Eirwen’s new cinder dust covered apprentice brings to Eirwen something Katherine can never give, while someone Katherine once knew has taken to calling them “beasts”. When desire brings out the worst in them and those around them, Katherine and Eirwen have to seek creative ways to get to that happily ever after they once thought possible, before it slips out of their reach once again, this time maybe forever and always.

Read Sherri L. Smith's posts on the Penguin Blog Ida Mae Jones dreams of flight. Her daddy was a pilot and being black didn’t stop him from fulfilling his dreams. But her daddy’s gone now, and being a woman, and being black, are two strikes against her. When America enters the war with Germany and Japan, the Army creates the WASP, the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots—and Ida suddenly sees a way to fly as well as do something significant to help her brother stationed in the Pacific. But even the WASP won’t accept her as a black woman, forcing Ida Mae to make a difficult choice of “passing,” of pretending to be white to be accepted into the program. Hiding one’s racial heritage, denying one’s family, denying one’s self is a heavy burden. And while Ida Mae chases her dream, she must also decide who it is she really wants to be.

A collection of eleven outrageously nasty, politically incorrect, uniquely humorous mysteries. This new collection runs the gambit from murder among material lawyers, a mailman who burglars, a cop parody, little league greedy lawyers, to reality TV exposed. These mysteries will puzzle and amuse the reader.

From famous stories like "Hansel and Grethel" and "Cinderella" to the lesser-known "One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes," this collection of twenty-five fairy tales is full of talking animals, naughty children, wicked parents, magic objects, and honorable heroes and heroines. Collected and revised over the years by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm to represent and preserve German folklore, these tales of morality, humor, and romance offer a glimpse into the very nature of storytelling. Initially published in Germany in 1812, the collection underwent seven editions through 1857. This is an unabridged version of the 1922 edition, including colored Illustrations by John B. Gruelle and sketches by R. Emmett Owen.

Featuring in-depth case presentations from master clinicians, this volume highlights the remarkable capacity of traumatized children to guide their own healing process. The book describes what posttraumatic play looks like and how it can foster resilience and coping. Demonstrated are applications of play, art, and other expressive therapies with children who have faced such overwhelming experiences as sexual abuse or chronic neglect. The contributors discuss ways to facilitate forms of expression that promote mastery and growth, as well as how to intervene when play becomes stuck in destructive patterns. They share effective strategies for engaging hard-to-reach children and building trusting therapeutic relationships.