HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms arrived on our screens under the weight of Westeros. But instead of dragons and dynasties, it offered something more humble— and strangely familiar. If you’ve ever spent a weekend at a Renaissance faire, … Continue reading Is “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” Actually About Renfaires?
Here cometh April again, and as far as I can see the world hath more fools in it than ever. – Charles Lamb Today, our usual interaction with the concept of a fool is centered on what my daughter calls … Continue reading Playing the Fool (A Roguish History)
As we wrap International Women’s Month, LadyFaire invites you to meet women of past and present who use power both great and small, fierce and gentle, to effect change in the worlds in which they. In 2026, with our charged … Continue reading A Woman’s Place? On Her Horse.
As I stood on the field of competition at Sherwood Forest Faire in 2016, I grasped my bow with a sweaty palm and shook from the nerves. I had shot a few times in front of an audience previously, but … Continue reading Beyond Cupid’s Arrow: Women in Archery
Let me tell you about a little shake-up in the magic world that has me grinning ear to ear. It’s called Mystify, and it exists because one woman finally got fed up with the status quo. For context: magic conventions … Continue reading Mystify: A Woman-Led Festival Disrupts the Magic World
The sky fills with dark, smoky clouds, and the leaves combust into fiery color. A warning chill fills the air, carrying the throaty cawing of ravens on the wind as it whips past you in the quickly darkening night. In … Continue reading Dark Fairy Tales for Dark Nights
It’s no secret that RenFaire fans tend to be lovers of literature. Stories, whether told onscreen, in graphic novel or comic, through written word, or whispered around a campfire have captivated humans since we first learned to communicate. Tales of … Continue reading Meet Chelsea McGuire: Elf, Teacher, and Author
Welcome to the Pick’s Pocket, where the spirits are high, but the stakes are higher. In the depths of the Sedrian swamp, Pickett, the accidental swamp witch, spins tales to keep her ramshackle bar afloat. Only her loyal sidekick, Edie, … Continue reading Novel Excerpt: Beer for My Corpses by C.M. McGuire
“Surely woman rose from the frothy sea, as resplendent as Aphrodite on her scalloped chariot.” ― Margot Datz, A Survival Guide for Landlocked Mermaids Summer is a wondrous, magical time; more than a season, its solstice is the opposite of … Continue reading The Call of the Sea: To Love Mermaids
Historically, folklore, myths, and fairy tales were recorded by such luminaries as The Grimm Brothers and Hans Christian Andersen, meaning most of the tales we know today are presented almost exclusively from a male perspective. But what if they weren’t? … Continue reading Vantage Points: Alluring Fairy Tales from a Feminine Perspective
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