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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Behold! The fabulous cover for the latest delicious (and hilarious) book by @shvetathakrar.com , FANGS NOT INCLUDED! #coverreveal #vampires #fangsout

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Look at the gorgeousness of the cover for FANGS NOT INCLUDED by @shvetathakrar.com !!!

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

The #Siren #Prose and #Poetry contest is open through May 31 at fairytalemagazine.com! I'm judging poetry--I can't wait to start reading your #poems 🧜🧜‍♀️🧜‍♂️ #fairytales #folkloreandfairytales #shortstory

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

From goddess to demon to everyday mother's, maidens, and crones, Kim Malinowski digs deep, unearthing her own fierce magic. @kimmalinowskipoet.bsky.social

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

The titular Little Red Cow not only helps the heroine of this tale escape, provides her beautiful gowns, and cooks the Sunday lunch, but she’s also an enchanted princess! #AnotherCinderella #folkyfriday #FolkloreThursday #donkeyskin #folkloreandfairytales #notdisneyprincess 🎨Jean-Francois Millet

A young woman in peasant clothes knits as her cow grazes nearby.

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SubRosa )✿( Magick (chat to book a reading) @subrosamagick.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

🍀🕷️🍀"If you wish to live and thrive, let the Spider run alive." - A traditional English saying born from the belief that spiders bring good fortune. #FolkloreThursday #FolkyFriday #FolkloreSunday

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

After appearing from inside her hollow golden bull & winning the prince’s heart, the heroine is pushed into a charcoal burner’s pit by his fiancée. She survives & he throws his fiancée on a bonfire. Red flag? #AnotherCinderella #folkyfriday #donkeyskin #notdisneyprincess 🎨Helen Stratton

Black and white illustration of two pretty young women, one dark-haired and one fair-haired, standing together. One girl has her finger under the other's chin.

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Happy Read an Ebook Week! You can find my #Cinderella continuation, Glass and Feathers, available now at @Smashwords at 50% off to help you celebrate from March 1 - March 7! www.smashwords.com/books/view/1... #ebookweek26 #Smashwords #fairytales #folkloreandfairytales #brothersgrimm

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

After a fruitless ritual to search the otherworld for her dead mother (involving dressing & speaking to 9 dolls) & again after escaping her royal suitor, The Girl With the Louse-Skin Cloak keeps dozing off. #AnotherCinderella #FolkloreThursday #folkyfriday #notdisneyprincess 🎨Jules Breton

A dark haired young woman in 19th century clothes sleeps with her head pillowed on a stack of wheat sheaves.

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Crystal Ponti @crystalponti.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Seeing a single magpie was once thought to signal sorrow, while two promised joy. Counting birds became a way to read fate before breakfast. #FolkyFriday #FeatheredFriday Art: Monet

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Margery White Coats has a gown of bird's-down to go with her glass slippers. Unlike many #donkeyskin tales, it’s the prince’s mother, not the prince, who throws things at her. Whew! #AnotherCinderella #folkyfriday #notdisneyprincess #folkloreandfairytales #fairytales #Cinderella 🎨AH Watson

A young woman runs down a grand and curving flight of steps, holding up her voluminous ball gown in both hands while one glass-slippered foot peeks out underneath. Her dark hair is piled up on the top of her head, and her white gown is so frothy and light, it could almost be made from feathers.

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FolkloreThursday @folklorethursday.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Want to find out more about how the insatiable Näcken lures people to their deaths in Swedish water folklore? Join us live online on Thursday February 19th on Spatial.io! Free tickets and more info: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/water-spir... #FolkloreThursday @helenerwin.bsky.social

Nøkken submerged in a dark pond, by Norwegian artist Theodor Kittelsen, 1904

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

After setting out to sea in a chest (fleeing her father), this heroine drops one of her shoes at church. A little bird helps the prince weed out the many girls cutting their feet to fit. #AnotherCinderella #FolkloreThursday #folkyfriday #donkeyskin #fairytales #notdisneyprincess 🎨Ferdinand Kellar

A young woman in Renaissance dress with long golden hair holds a note in one hand. On the other perches a pigeon, gazing up at her.

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Does a girl need glass slippers to be Cinderella? Check out these #AnotherCinderella s from around the world!

A barefoot girl beside a large hearth. Text says, "Can a girl without glass slippers still be Cinderella?"

A Chinese woman in a green robe, Ye Xian.

A girl weaving rushes into a garment, Cap O Rushes.

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

In addition to 3 spectacular dresses and a crow feather coat, Aschenpüster also asks her father for a magic wand which she uses to escape him (& the prince too). #AnotherCinderella #folkyfriday #fairytales #donkeyskin #folkloreandfairytales #notdisneyprincess 🎨Enrico Maltese

A girl wrapped in black, her face partially covered, approaches a bundle of clothes on a rock wall.

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

As a reader, I've been searching for other book buying options than the usual. As a writer, I'm offering new options for Glass and Feathers. Check out lissasloan.com to find them all! #Cinderella continuation #fairytales #folkloreandfairytales #brothersgrimm #HappyEverAfter #foundfamily #fantasy

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Raised by crane parents w/ parrot, dog & cat siblings, The Scab Girl disguises herself with a covering of…well…scabs to escape a hungry Rakshi. #AnotherCinderella #FolkloreThursday #folkyfriday #notdisneyprincess #donkeyskin #fairytales #folkloreandfairytales 🎨Warwick Goble

A woman richly dressed in Persian garments sits on a rug with a parrot.

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

At this time of year, the barrier between this world and the next grows thin. So it's good to have bells to ring to keep evil spirits at bay. Hoping I can clean this up enough for it to ring! 🤞#folkyfriday #midwinter #WinterSolstice #seenonmywalk #foundmagic #everydaymagic

A rusty old bell, draped in cobwebs, lies on the street, surrounded by dead leaves.

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DreamSwarm @dreamswarm.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

There's a folklore motif where the Winter Solstice marks the height of the powers of the Holly King in the deep Midwinter before the Oak King regains his power as the Sun returns. #FolkyFriday

Holly King image of a bearded old man wearign a crown of holly and antlers against a starry sky

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The Ghost Monk @theghostmonk.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Lady Jane Grey was born at Bradgate House, #Leicestershire. Every Christmas Eve (and also New Year's Eve - she knows how to party), Lady Jane rides round the park in a phantom coach with her head on her lap. It's hard to imagine a more traditional #ghost story than that #PhantomsFriday #FolkyFriday

The chapel and ruined tower of Bradgate House, both built of Tudor brick. Photo by Andrew Norman /Wikimedia Commons.

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

During the first week of January in Ilulissat, Greenland, the perpetually dark streets come alive with horror. Distorted human figures linger in the shadows, waiting for unsuspecting citizens. But no one is in any real danger. The annual tradition of Mitaarfik #FolkyFriday 🧵

A group of people in elaborate, theatrical costumes stands together against a dark, star-filled background. The outfits include fur-lined parkas, animal-like suits, hooded figures, skull masks, and layered winter clothing, with faces mostly hidden by masks or hoods. Colored stage lighting casts green, red, and blue highlights across the figures, creating a surreal, ritual-like atmosphere as they cluster closely in the center of the image.

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curious ordinary @curiousordinary.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Yuki onna is a fearful #yokai appearing on snowy winter nights. She glides across the snow with her blue lips and transparent skin. Her icy gaze can be deadly and she will suck the life force out of you and leave you to die in the snow. #FolkyFriday #JapaneseFolklore 🎨Sawaki Suushi

A ghostly woman in white drifts in the snow, she fades away indicating her lack of feet.

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Prince Charming's behavior in #Cinderella tales like Allerleirauh raises some red flags, not least of which is the violence w/ which he rips off her furry cloak. #AnotherCinderella #FolkloreThursday #folkyfriday #folklore #notdisneyprincess #donkeyskin #brothersgrimm #brothersgrimm 🎨Maurice Sendak

Black and white illustration of a man and woman in Renaissance clothing. The man grasps the woman's hand in one hand and holds her cloak open with the other as he takes a step closer to her. His expression is aggressive and triumphant.

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Kerria @kerria.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

I wonder if I shall fall right through the earth! How funny it'll seem to come out among the people that walk with their heads downward! ~Alice (Lewis Carroll 1865) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland #wyrdwednesday #bookchatweekly

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

I was so tickled to make this #winterreads list from YazTheBookish! What a wonderful collection of #fairytale books for my #Cinderella continuation to be a part of! #GlassAndFeathers #folkloreandfairytales #HappyEverAfter #foundfamily #truelove #healing #glassslipper #iseeyou #magic #fantasy

Screenshot of four book covers, East, Wildwood Dancing, Glass and Feathers, and The Bear and the Nightingale, with the text, Books you need to read this Winter.

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

By daylight, Maria Wood wears a gown of, well, wood. But by night she wears her dress of chimes & climbs a tree near the palace, leaving everyone to wonder where the music comes from. #AnotherCinderella #FolkloreThursday #folkyfriday #notdisneyprincess #fairytales 🎨Elizabeth Shippen Green

A young woman in a long, flower print dress stands in the crook of a tree, one hand holding back her windblown hair. Her expression is intense but inscrutable. The image is black and white but with a green tint over it all.

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

I'm sponsoring a membership in The Fairy Tale Magazine's Fairy Godparents Club for next year! To enter: Sign up for my newsletter at lissasloan.com Like this post & comment with your favorite fairy tale work you've encountered this year. Ends Dec. 13. @fairytalecrone.bsky.social

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Tales from the Mabinogion @mabinogiongame.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

#FolkyFriday The Wild Hunt is recurrent across the mythology of much of Europe, and some see Santa as the de-fanged, benevolent heir to these mid-winter sky-hunts. In Welsh mythology, Arawn, or Gwyn ap Nudd, take that role, racing across stormy winter skies accompanied by the baying Cŵn Annwn!

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Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

In Italian folklore, La Befana is an elderly witch who rides a broomstick and enters homes through chimneys to leave presents for children, such as toys or sweets, on Epiphany Eve. Families leave food and wine out for her, and she will even sweep the floor before she leaves the house. #FolkyFriday

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

When Pigskin Hood asks for the celestial gown her dead mother advises, her father only becomes “more amorous”—Oh no. But when she dons the pigskin hood, he drives her away in disgust—Whew! #AnotherCinderella #FolkloreThursday #folkyfriday #notdisneyprincess 🎨Daniel Ridgeway Knight

Black and white image of a shepherdess pulling a leather-like hood over her head. Behind are her sheep and sheepdog.

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Thank you to everyone who bought my #GooseGirl inspired #shortstory this summer! Profits from Jewels & Honey went to The Bee Conservancy. Still need your copy? Check out lissasloan.com to find out how to get a free, illustrated pdf! #givingtuesday #fairytales #folklore #tellthebees #savethebees

An open laptop with a picture of a bee on a purple blossom. Next to the computer is a mug with a bee design.

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

This is my way of saying thank you for supporting a small business this year! Check out lissasloan.com for details! #Cinderella #GooseGirl #brothersgrimm #fairytales #folkloreandfairytales #healing #glassslipper #HappyEverAfter #transformation #tellthebees #folklore

The covers of Glass and Feathers and Jewels and Honey in front of an icy tree branch with red berries. Text says: Holiday Special: Buy Glass and Feathers, get Jewels and Honey free!

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Want to avoid the usual big sellers this holiday season? I've got options. You can even buy my #Cinderella continuation Glass and Feathers straight from me! lissasloan.com/glass-and-fe...

Screenshot of the IngramSpark sale page for Glass and Feathers, featuring the book's cover with green vines and silver Feathers on a blue background.

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Happy Holidays, friends! May you find magic, hope, and sweetness wherever you are! ❤ 📸 Me #folklore #folkloreandfairytales #fairytales #everydaymagic #seenonmywalk

Hanging on a stick (so its owner can find it) by a hot pink clip is a very dirty stuffed pink kitten hugging a hot pink heart. In the foreground is a layer of fallen autumn leaves. In the middleground is a suburban street. In the background, the sun is rising between a couple of houses on one side and a red brick church on the other.

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

I can't wait to settle in with a cuppa and this gorgeous short story collection, The Tapestry Unravels by friend and fellow Fairy Godparent, @lwadewrites1066.bsky.social ! #BookMail #fairytales #folkloreandfairytales #folklore

A book and mug sit on a multicolored scarf. The book's cover features a bright combination of elements of the stories inside, including a medieval lady with a unicorn laying its head in her lap, a monkey, a winged lion, a dog, a gravestone and skull, a frog and a red teapot.

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

You KNOW Donkeyskin's creepy, greedy dad wants her more than anything when he agrees to kill his favorite donkey to get her compliance. Why? Because it…um…excretes gold. #AnotherCinderella #FolkloreThursday #folkyfriday #donkeyskin #fairytales #folklore #notdisneyprincess 🎨Gustave Fraipont

A maid comes out the doorway of a thatched cottage to see a girl dressed in a donkey skin surrounded by pigs, geese, and turkeys.

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RaggaMog (Morri-Arty) @raggamog.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Hares are nocturnal and active at night, leading to their association with the moon and lunar deities like Cerridwen and Andraste. Like the moon, the hare was believed to die each day and be reborn each night, making it a powerful symbol of immortality and rebirth. Art my own. #FolkyFriday #Folklore

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

As of now, I'm caught up posting my latest published work on my website, featuring #stories and #poems from World Weaver Press, Eternal Haunted Summer, Corvid Queen, and Fairy TaleMagazine, each with a little watercolor by me. #fairytales #folkloreandfairytales lissasloan.com/published-wo...

A moodboard of 9 images in pen and watercolor: a hand holding a glowing-eyed skull, a silhouette of a hand reaching for a key, two red-tipped turnips, a bottle of green liquid with darker spots forming the suggestion of eye and nose holes in a skull, a three headed, red-eyed black beast, the top of a nettle plant, a hand in silhouette reaching to take an oar, a snuffed out candle and a trail of smoke, two hands in silhouette holding a shirt.

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

La Giorgia dons an especially gruesome disguise (hint: she buys it from a grave digger) & the palace geese let the prince know she’s more lively than she appears. #AnotherCinderella #fairytales #catskin #folkloreandfairytales #FolkloreThursday #folkyfriday #notdisneyprincess 🎨Pierre-Charles Comte

A man in chain mail kneels and kisses the hand of a richly dressed, crowned woman on a throne. She is clearly dead.

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

While you're at @shepherdbooks.bsky.social, you can choose your own list and get customized book recommendations! #fairytales #folkloreandfairytales #dreams #selkies #GooseGirl @shvetathakrar.com @kellyjarviswriter.bsky.social track.pstmrk.it/3s/shepherd....

3 book covers mostly covered by the words: "Lissa Sloan's 3 favorite reads in 2025. Find out which beautiful, emotional, take-your-breath-away fantasies I chose on Shepherd.com!!"

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Mona Caterina's old lady/fairy helper gives her an old woman disguise. But the King guesses the secret of his "mature" goose girl when he spies on her bathing after her geese sing of her beauty. #AnotherCinderella #FolkloreThursday #folkyfriday #notdisneyprincess #fairytales #catskin 🎨Ary Scheffer

A young woman in Renaissance dress stands looking at something in her hand. An old woman stands behind her holding a bowl.

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

I'm so excited that my East of the Sun, West of the Moon #poem Troll Bride | True Bride: On Removing Three Drops of Wax from a Fine Linen Shirt appears in Fairy Tale Magazine's #Troll Issue. Get your copy here: www.fairytalemagazine.com/post/the-tro... #fairytales #folkloreandfairytales

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Lissa Sloan @lissasloan.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Pellicciotto isn’t fleeing a creepy father, just off to seek her fortune. Fairy Godmother says dress like a man and cover up with a fur cloak & the King of Portugal calls her Ugly-Skin. #AnotherCinderella #FolkloreThursday #folkyfriday #notdisneyprincess #fairytales 🎨Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale

A young woman stands in a wooded area, ready to cut off her long hair. She is dressed in a medieval tunic and hose. Her women's clothes are at her feet. Her expression is anxious.

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Chris Woodyard @chriswoodyard.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Look what arrived, just in time for #FolkloreThursday! Very excited to read this!

Light grey cover of Folklore: A Journey Through the Past and Present by Owen Davies and Ceri Houlbrook, showing folklore symbols like a lock, bow and arrow, mushroom, broom, and ring. The book stands in front of a brightly colored curtain.

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Folklore Twitcher @folkloretwitcher.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Susan Wowan, a witch from Bewdley, Worcs, was said to be so wicked that she had horns growing out of the back of her head. These were shed every three years. A Mr.Soley of Sandbourne had one tipped with silver and another was sent to the Ashmolean Museums, Oxford. #wyrdwednesday #LegendaryWednesday

A black and white illustration of a woman (poss a witch) dressed in a long robe and having her hair loose, standing in a circle while holding n her left hand a two prong pitchfork.

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