>>For as long as she can remember, clear-eyed Palli has known that the fate of her city depends on her. Cursed by an angry magician, blessed by a mysterious traveler, and assisted by three mighty allies, Palli will fall asleep on her wedding day. But more perils are in play than the ill-speaking of one disgruntled sorcerer. Can Palli’s curse be turned into the salvation of her city?<< I was so excited to have my story "Guardian of Our Beauty" selected for a new anthology by Rooglewood Press ( Five Magic Spindles, a collection of five Sleeping Beauty retellings)! I ended up setting my story in the Ancient Near East--or, at least, in a fairy-tale version of it. Historically minded readers may be able to identify the Sea Peoples and spot the fall of the Hittite Empire occurring in the background. (Although I'm fairly sure that sea-monsters and winged lions didn't have too much to do with the original course of events!) And I am ve...
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