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Thumbelina by Theodora Goss Sometimes I would like to be very small so I could curl into a snail’s shell or a seashell: abalone, nautilus, even an oyster shell.  I would let the oyster cover me with layer on layer … Continue reading →

The Quiet Woman by Theodora Goss They did not notice her: they never do. She lived there many years and never said a single thing to shock them.  Pleasant, kind, and inconspicuous as the small gray mouse whose progeny the … Continue reading →

The Snow by Theodora Goss Listen: The snow is falling with a whisper to the ground, and it settles on the grasses like a cold white shawl. What do you think it whispers? Just such a silent sound as white … Continue reading →

Rumpelstiltskin by Theodora Goss The little man tore himself in two. What did the two halves do after that? Fairy folk don’t die from such simple operations. And no, they didn’t hop about, each on a single leg. Each half … Continue reading →

Gratitude by Theodora Goss Lady, I will be grateful even in the jaws of the wolf, even as his teeth sink into my shoulder, even as I hear the crunch of bone. Even as I look up at the stars … Continue reading →

Today, I Joined the Resistance by Theodora Goss Today, I stood under the blue arc of the sky and said, all these people passing by are my sisters, my brothers. The children playing in the parks, running after balls or … Continue reading →

A Pledge by Theodora Goss I pledge myself to the Earth, my mother, whose air I breathe tonight, pledge myself to her and no other beneath starlight. While I live, she shall have the work of my hands and the … Continue reading →