tales
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Our stories of justice, from murder mysteries to tales of thwarted romance, invariably climax not with revelation but with confession.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
The Honduran diva spins twisted pop fairy tales in her bewitching new album, ‘Vanity’
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Most of Workman’s tales are fact-based and reenacted with puppets, although she also stumbles off-site to her local dive bar or her apartment for occasional “Interview with a Demon” segments.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
I fail to see how the second strand of the story adds much unless you consider it a bargain to get two badly told tales for the price of one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
At that age, fairy tales were dark, simple things, their hidden metaphors worn down so that they fit comfortably in a child’s grasping hands.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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