maybe happily ever afters aren’t always about poisoned apples and princes riding white horses coming to take you away. maybe it doesn’t involve green grass and woodland creatures. our version looked like wet pavements and a sea of strangers but we found magic on empty beer bottles and indie music the kind that will still […]
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This story is one of the September Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a featured story. . The clock strikes twelve. Midnight. Dong The beautiful girl freezes and looks up, a butterfly caught in a spider’s web. Her ocean eyes find the huge grandfather clock at the head of the room, and she gives a […]
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This story is one of the August Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a featured story. . The woods began thickening around her as she ran. The branches all bundled in together, creating a fortress to surround her, but none dare snag at her green dress. I spotted her using the eyes of the trees […]
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These entries from November’s challenge were selected as Honorable Mentions. Those who completed this challenge are now encouraged to share their stories in the comments section of the “November Writing Challenge.” . Aditi Chanda 18 India Oh, to be young and in love The prince lay at the bottom of the lake, hair gently swaying […]
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The past month of July in #GERMreads, we had the pleasure of reading The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh, a YA retelling of Arabian Nights. After discussing the book with each other, we now have the opportunity to speak with the author and get some answers to the questions we had while reading. […]
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Chris Pine and Billy Magnussen do a fantastic job singing “Agony” from Into the Woods, which shows Disney princes in a different way than we’ve ever seen them before. (Although the style is reminiscent of the prince from Enchanted.) Chris Pine’s character is currently pursuing Cinderella while Billy Magnussen’s character wishes he could be with Rapunzel. Watch these […]
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Hello, Germs. I’m sure by this point we are all aware and have learned to embrace my undying affinity for strong, kickass female characters. I’ll give you three guesses what today’s book review will possess… Anyone? In Sara J. Maas’ book Throne of Glass, Calaena Sardothien is world-famous assassin (literal dream job) who is imprisoned […]
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Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, Who’s the fairest of them all? Snow White was the first Disney animated feature film, and as fairytales have become popular again, she’s become one of the major fairytales being retold, from Mirror, Mirror to Snow White and the Huntsman to Once Upon a Time. There’s something magical about Snow […]
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