The Snowflake Chronicles

Fantasy Newsletter for May (Deadling May 13, 2019)

Editor's Picks

1. The Phoenix Map
2. Alien Glyphs
3. The Olympus of Yesterday.
4. I know, I Know
5. Utopia
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Folklore and the Brothers Grimm

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Do you read fairy or folklore tales to your children?

Hook

Once upon a time my mother read to me.

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Once upon a time
My mother read to me
A Grimm Fairy Tale

Letter From the Editor

Do you read to your children, grandchildren, nieces, or nephews? If you don't, I encourage you to begin reading short stories and folklore. One of the fondest memories of my childhood, was my mother reading to me. Mom read the German folklore tales preserved by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. I say preserved, because they never wrote any of the stories themselves. They collected and wrote down German folktales that had been told and retold over the centuries.

Someone, either my parents or grandparents, purchased a set of books that contained the complete tales of the Brothers Grimm. If I remember correctly, there were also a few American folktales in those books. Mom would read stories from those books to me. After I learned to read, I read the stories myself because I thought they were exciting, and I could visualize (when pictures weren't present) the characters and action in the story I was reading.

I remember reading or having read to me Snow White, Rapunzel, Beauty and the Beast, and Rumpelstiltskin. There is one story I remember, that I can't put a title to. It was about a princess who lived in a castle with her brothers. One evening, for some reason, the princess (whose name I don't remember) decided to run counterclockwise around the family castle at sunset. She ran around the castle multiple times, and found herself in another world. She encountered numerous evil characters and was eventually rescued by one of her brothers or another prince.

I encourage you to read or tell folklore to your children. If you know folktales from your culture that hasn't been written down yet, write them down. Folktales are part of humanity's cultural heritage and should be remembered. Many folktales have morals or lessons that helped our ancestors get along with each other and survive.

What are some of the folktales of your culture or family that you would like to preserve? The deadline for the June fantasy newsletter is June 10.

Editors Picks

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The Phoenix Map   (13+) Does immortality lay hidden on some planet #2188420 by Circuit Rider

Excerpt: At the edge of the galaxy, EM-3, a mined-out planet, circles a white star. Now, a blue-green orb shining in the velvet blackness of space; a jumping off place into the unknown. Where time is running out for thirty-year-old Sundown McGinnis as well as her husband Adam. There is no cure for star-reactor poisoning. Their only hope; find the Phoenix Map.

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Excerpt: The grizzled supply ship captain waved his beer mug high in the air until a bar android rolled over and refilled it. “A man could die of thirst waiting for these antiques to notice him,” he said before taking a deep swig. “You’re still buying, right?”

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Excerpt: The infinity is space, a world filled with serene light, uncountable stars in the deep darkness and with dying and forming stars, abounds with many life forms. Yes, space is alive. The entire universe, our galaxy, and even the many solar systems are filled with many such life forms. They are filled with many that love, aspire and fight in war, and there are others that are peace loving. Many forms of life are in the universe, and they live scattered throughout its cold vastness.

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Excerpt: Fiona welcomed the last applicant in. The search for a new apprentice had been long and exhausting. Soon, she would have to decide which one was the successful candidate.

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Excerpt: My name is Jared. I recall the day when I first went there- that place so unlike yours and mine. It was dazzling. And I wish I could have stayed there but alas it was not to be. I will begin when I first heard of it from a close friend of mine named Walt. I remember passing by Walt in his cubicle at work. “Hey dude!” Walt said. “I found something totally intriguing at mystery.com.”

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