Author Archives: Theodora Goss

“Hey, girl.” She rolled over and opened her eyes. “You’re already dressed.” “Got a phone call early this morning. I need to go.” The room was filled with light, filtered through white gauze curtains. What time was it? “Where are … Continue reading →

Professor Anatolia Mandragora. That’s what it said on the door of the laboratory. As we walked in, a man in a hooded sweatshirt was coming out. He wasn’t looking where he was going, and he walked into me before he … Continue reading →

I am Arachne. Do you remember the story of Arachne? She was turned into a spider for creating art that rivaled that of the gods. But the punishment didn’t exactly work, did it? Because a spider’s web will beat any … Continue reading →

What’s the opposite of “once upon a time”? I want to write not about the past, but about the future.  A future that is just a little like a fairy tale. I want to write about beautiful things. Because I … Continue reading →

Here’s the problem. I’m writing this story about four girls at a school for witchcraft. And one day, when I’m too tired to do anything else, I describe that school for witchcraft. And I look at that description and think, … Continue reading →

I haven’t been very good at taking care of myself, lately. It’s because I have so much to do, and I’m so stressed about it all. This month is the worst. March should be a little better, and April should … Continue reading →

I wanted to write a post called “Take Care of Yourself,” because that’s exactly what I haven’t been doing lately. But Terri Windling wrote a wonderful post called “Reflections on Blogging,” which was a response to an interview conducted with … Continue reading →