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Hello friends!  Sorry that this journal is a bit late in the day, but today is Alie's birthday.  She would have been 26.  Feel free to add any messages here or at ~Whisperwings (https://www.deviantart.com/whisperwings) since her family checks.  Alie was born at a very festive time of year and I had a lovely thought (among many) about her today.  Last year at this time I bought my daughters a Wacom tablet for Christmas based on her recommendation.  It was a favorite gift and has been used steadily since that time.  Her helpful advice and lovely art helped inspire two budding artists in my family, one of whom is very interested in pursuing art as

A thousand years tradition of scaring children at bedtime continues for children of all ages. News of the discovery of 500 “new” fairy tales collected over 150 years ago [link] in Germany and locked away in a forgotten archive has me thinking about the enduring importance of these narrative treasures in the lives of human societies worldwide. My worry, have fairy tales been marginalized by modernism? .techgnotic (https://www.deviantart.com/techgnotic) by techgnotic (https://www.deviantart.com/techgnotic)  A Thousand Years Tradition of Scaring Children at Bedtime Continues for Children of All Ages News of the discovery of 500 “new” fairy tales collected over 150 years ago in Germany a