Discussing disability in fairy tales and folklore | Submissions open | Founded/run by @bethowriter

Joined February 2022
Call For Submissions! We're open to #fairytale & #folklore related poems, stories, essays & artwork that focus on disability! Full guidelines here: disabledtales.co.uk/submit.h… Please RT & spread the word! 💚 #DisabilityTwitter #WritingCommunity #Disability #PoetryCommunity
10
185
7
242
38,512
HERE WE GO!!! This project has been a JOY and I cannot wait to share this folktale collection with you all!!! Cures and Curses: Disability in Folklore and Folk Tales - out Feb 2027 with the wonderful @THP_Folklore! 🩵
COVER REVEAL!!!! My new book, CURES & CURSES, brings together 28 traditional folk tales from around the world that show disability has always been a part of our story! Thank you to @THP_Folklore & Ele Marr for the perfect cover! 🩵 Out Feb 2027! Pre-order link below👇
4
24
912
Disabled Tales retweeted
'Modern diseases have scientific labels, scleroderma, myositis. Some, old names from fairy tales, rickets, scarlet fever. Hers was both'. What if Fairy Tales were Diagnosis Stories by Christa Fairbrother: disabledtales.co.uk/poetry/w… #Folklore #Fairyales #Disability #Poem
1
2
5
211
'Modern diseases have scientific labels, scleroderma, myositis. Some, old names from fairy tales, rickets, scarlet fever. Hers was both'. What if Fairy Tales were Diagnosis Stories by Christa Fairbrother: disabledtales.co.uk/poetry/w… #Folklore #Fairyales #Disability #Poem
1
2
5
211
Disabled Tales retweeted
'The body speaks and nothing answers. Pain repeats itself until it becomes background.' Read The Gatekeeper by Meg Dolan: disabledtales.co.uk/poetry/t… #Folklore #Fairytale #Disability #Poetry #WritingCommunity
1
2
128
'The body speaks and nothing answers. Pain repeats itself until it becomes background.' Read The Gatekeeper by Meg Dolan: disabledtales.co.uk/poetry/t… #Folklore #Fairytale #Disability #Poetry #WritingCommunity
1
2
128
'“You know,” the chimpanzee answered. “Like when you are born without legs or arms.” “What’s wrong with that?” a python asked.' Read Norm Cowie's humorous short story, Noah's Ache: disabledtales.co.uk/fiction/… #Folklore #Fairytales #Disability #ShortStory
2
117
'She looked at him and smiled He didn’t know she knew She hadn’t been his first choice There was another, too'. Read Tom Docherty's poem, The Shoe's on the Other Foot: disabledtales.co.uk/poetry/t… #Folklore #Fairytale #Disability #Poem
4
107
Disabled Tales retweeted
'My editor is hyper-vigilant, and since she lives inside my head, she marks my body and my work with red pen.' The Dance that Border People Do by Erin Myers "Lady Headlamp": disabledtales.co.uk/essays/t… #Disability #Folklore #FairyTales #Essay
1
4
187
'My editor is hyper-vigilant, and since she lives inside my head, she marks my body and my work with red pen.' The Dance that Border People Do by Erin Myers "Lady Headlamp": disabledtales.co.uk/essays/t… #Disability #Folklore #FairyTales #Essay
1
4
187
Disabled Tales retweeted
'I had no intention of going back home until I had been transformed – whatever it would take.' 'The Lady with the Headlamp gets Kidnapped' is a retelling of a Nicaraguan folktale by Erin Myers: disabledtales.co.uk/fiction/… #Disability #Folklore #Folktale #ShortStory
1
2
106
'I had no intention of going back home until I had been transformed – whatever it would take.' 'The Lady with the Headlamp gets Kidnapped' is a retelling of a Nicaraguan folktale by Erin Myers: disabledtales.co.uk/fiction/… #Disability #Folklore #Folktale #ShortStory
1
2
106
Disabled Tales retweeted
'The demon snarled. “You should not be smiling!” You should be feeling the pain and anguish as penalty for your evilness on the surface.” “Yes, sir,” Peter said, and then grinned again '. Read 'Hot as Hell' by Norm Cowie: disabledtales.co.uk/fiction/… #Disability #Folklore
1
2
106
'The demon snarled. “You should not be smiling!” You should be feeling the pain and anguish as penalty for your evilness on the surface.” “Yes, sir,” Peter said, and then grinned again '. Read 'Hot as Hell' by Norm Cowie: disabledtales.co.uk/fiction/… #Disability #Folklore
1
2
106
Disabled Tales retweeted
'because the Big Bad Wolf wears sheep's fur he does not show his fangs he smiles'. Red by Charlotte Poitras: disabledtales.co.uk/poetry/r… #Folklore #Fairytale #Disability #Poetry #Poem
3
4
162
'because the Big Bad Wolf wears sheep's fur he does not show his fangs he smiles'. Red by Charlotte Poitras: disabledtales.co.uk/poetry/r… #Folklore #Fairytale #Disability #Poetry #Poem
3
4
162
Disabled Tales retweeted
'“Well, we’ll find that out” thought the doctor when she said she was autistic'. Rest in Pea by Charlotte Poitras: disabledtales.co.uk/poetry/r… #Disability #Fairytale #Folklore #Poetry #Poem #Autism
1
3
163
'“Well, we’ll find that out” thought the doctor when she said she was autistic'. Rest in Pea by Charlotte Poitras: disabledtales.co.uk/poetry/r… #Disability #Fairytale #Folklore #Poetry #Poem #Autism
1
3
163
Disabled Tales retweeted
'no one wrote a tale about the ugly step-sister'. Read Charlotte Poitras' spin on Cinderella in this poem: The Ugly Step-Sister. 👇 disabledtales.co.uk/poetry/t… #Poetry #FairyTaleRetelling #Cinderalla #Poem #Disability
2
11
277
'no one wrote a tale about the ugly step-sister'. Read Charlotte Poitras' spin on Cinderella in this poem: The Ugly Step-Sister. 👇 disabledtales.co.uk/poetry/t… #Poetry #FairyTaleRetelling #Cinderalla #Poem #Disability
2
11
277
Hello! I’ve been a little quiet on here because, behind the scenes, I’ve been working on a project *very* relevant to Disabled Tales! I can’t wait to share more on this with you soon, but first, back to our inbox! Thank you all for your patience! 💚
1
2
8
159