Sisters in Story

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Mary W. JensenElizabeth Wilcox

SNOW WHITE & ROSE RED / A TALE OF TWO SISTERS

Escape into an enchanted land. Look past the thorns to the magic that draws you in.

Twenty years ago, Mary and Liz got deeply involved in the idea of someday living next to each other, with a shared garden space connecting their houses. You can see us discussing our plans in the picture to the left.

All grown up, though we do not live next to each other (or even in the same state), this is our virtual space to bring that to life. Now you can visit each of us, and our fairy tale garden that connects us.

We are sisters, writers, and lovers of fairy-tale.

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Book Three of Tales of Tessagonia is out Now

Book three of Tales of Tessagonia is out now! The Princess Test has elements of Cinderella, bride tests, and Allerleirauh.  Three wedding events. Three princess tests. Three magical dresses.  When a prince brings home a foreign peasant girl for his bride, his family...

Enchanted Garden

Mary Reviews: Vassa in the Night

Vassa in the Night is a modern retelling of the Russian tale Vasillissa the Beautiful. It is a Baba Yaga story. In this case, the chicken hut is instead a chain of convenience stores. I loved that the saying to get into the chicken hut is turned into a store jingle that customers still have to say to get the store to kneel. I like the idea of a bright orange store with chicken feet. The BY is open all night long, and those nights keep getting longer. 

Mary

Tales of Tessagonia 2024 Titles

Venom and Shadow (book 4) Rumors are you can find anything at Aloka-pasar, the Shadow Market. But what will find you? When Fatinah’s husband is bit by a venomous snake, she learns he has seven days to live. The Shadow Market may have a remedy, if she can get there in...

Elizabeth