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136-Pecos Bill: To the Moon and Back
The conclusion of the Pecos Bill tall tale.
135C-Tristan and Isolde: Homecoming
The jig is up, the news is out, they finally found Tristan and Isolde.
135B-Tristan and Isolde: Secrets
Tristan and Isolde have a problem: they can't get enough of each other. After they inadvertently drank the love potion, they couldn't control their love...and it is looming like a snare, one [...]
135A-Tristan and Isolde: Matchmaker
The start of the story of Tristan, Isolde, and King Mark.
134-Grimm: Thirsty
For once, the king is dead and the queen is alive, and she's going to make sure her daughter avoids the dangers that many princesses have to face. Or, she tries. The [...]
133-Filipino folklore: Monkey Business
Monkey and Turtle get bananas. It does not go well.
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Carissa Weiser
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Carissa is a former audiology professor with a background in psychoacoustics, linguistics, and creative writing. She loves her family, photography, tennis season, and riding horses.
Jason Weiser
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Jason is a former hospital researcher with a background in English literature and narrative theory. He's a big fan of his wife and child, hiking, Batman, and cake (the dessert, but the band's ok, too).
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