8 Beloved Short Stories
June 10, 2025
As literature and folklore PhDs, we’ve read a LOT of short stories. You start reading the classics somewhere in middle school (everybody remembers being traumatized by “There Will Come Soft…
Read MoreThe June 2025 Carterhaugh Events Roundup
June 4, 2025
Here’s a list of all the events and publications that we can link you to in the coming weeks. Events June 4 at 6:45PM ETSmithsonian Associates: “Jack: Tales of the…
Read MoreThe 2025 Carterhaugh School Summer Reading Challenge
June 3, 2025
Welcome to the 2025 Carterhaugh School Summer Reading Challenge! Ready to stretch your brain, find amazing new-to-you authors, return to beloved favorites, and feel accomplished AF? Let’s do it. All…
Read MoreIf You’re Writing, You’re Not Failing
May 20, 2025
What would you say if we told you there’s no such thing as “failing” if you’re writing? Apparently, we woke up feeling feisty and slightly polemical. So let’s get into…
Read MoreIn Defense of Queasy Terribleness
May 13, 2025
TIME SENSITIVE: Want to come with us to England? The LAST CHANCE to get a guaranteed spot is May 18th – click here for all the info. If you have…
Read MoreSinister Wholesomeness
May 8, 2025
When Brittany and I finished writing our last HopeLore talk, I decided I deserved a treat to celebrate. In eminently predictable style, my treat was rereading a favorite book. In…
Read MoreThe May 2025 Carterhaugh Events Roundup
May 6, 2025
Here’s a list of all the events and publications that we can link you to in the coming weeks. Events May 14 at 7:00 PM ET Fairy Tale Salon –…
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