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The Evolution of Dragons (or Sometimes a Story is a Sword)
Posted on Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: are dragons evil, befriending dragons, dragons, evil dragons, fairy tales, fighting dragons, friendly dragons, imagine dragons, the dragon as a symbol

Fairy tales have evolved. Have you noticed? I remember thinking that twenty years back when I read a library book to my children about The Gingerbread Man. Do you remember him? “Run, run, as fast as you can! You can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Man.” In my childhood, the gingerbread man ran from the …[ read more ]
Lying with Dragons (or Sometimes a Story is a Sword)
Posted on Saturday, August 25th, 2012 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: dragons, dragons in children's stories, dragons in stories, Revelation 12, Satan, Satan as the dragon, slaying a dragon, taming a dragon, truth and lies

Fairy tales are changing. Have you noticed? I remember thinking that back when I read a library book to my children about The Gingerbread Man. Do you remember him? “Run, run, as fast as you can! You can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Man.” When I was a little girl, the gingerbread man ran away …[ read more ]