What makes a great Fairytale? Is it the layers of lessons and wisdom? Is it the stick in your mind stories and themes? Is it the simplicity, characters, or symbolism? Is it the handling of delicate topics in ways that speak gently about the horrific, and horribly about the mundane? So are my stories fairytales? I’ll leave it to readers to decide, but they are written with an audience of…

Many people focus on what a person cannot do, learn, move, or see. They consider how someone is limited. In my writing, in my life, I do my best to focus on what people can do, what they can do well, and areas they can excel. That may be what makes me suited to writing fairytales, but it also gives me a different view of the world. Gordon was so…

Coexistence is a reoccurring theme in all my stories, because it is such a struggle for humans. To be clear, this is not an American problem, or a Russian problem; it is a Human issue. We focus on differences instead of our commonalities. Attributing that same trait to dragons allows us to see it more clearly. Hopefully people see the absurdity of it all. Until we can accept differences; humans…