Works by Neil Gaiman

Penelope’s Pinterest Board related to Neil Gaiman’s works. 2013 April Poem A Gaiman poem with which to kickoff National Poetry Month. 2012 May Commencement Speech Twenty minute video of Neil Gaiman’s inspiring commencement speech at Philadelphia’s University of the Arts in May 2012.  This speech will be published in book form under the title ‘Neil…

Southern Folk Stories

Sister Tricksters: Rollicking Tales of Clever Females retells folk stories of the American South which feature female tricksters.  As noted in the insightful introduction, these trickster tales should not be confused with morality tales: the tricksters don’t get their comeuppance for their amoral behavior, and they certainly are not repentant.  That’s not to say that…

“Jack of Fables”

The nine volume graphic novel series Jack of Fables written by Bill Willingham tells the story of the trickster Jack (e.g. Little Jack Horner, Jack the Giant Killer (from Jack and the Beanstalk), and Jack B. Nimble – with overtones of the Jackal from other mythologies), his son Jack Frost, sidekick Gary the Pathetic Fallacy…

European Fairy Tales

Aesop’s Fables Aesop’s Fables – A new translation by Laura Gibbs Excelsior Avenue Poetry Club in Oakland California is thanked in the Preface. xxiv – reference to Syriac fables Grimm Brothers The Juniper Tree and other tales from Grimm Vols 1 & 2 The original 1973 publication of The Juniper Tree and other tales from…

“Fables”

The graphic novel series Fables written by Bill Willingham tells the story of how the European fables fled the Homelands for America and the subsequent trials and tribulations of these fables, their progeny, those left behind, and the fables of other lands.  Volume 18 is due to be published 2013 Jan 22.  This series runs…