{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Kelly Jarvis","home_page_url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com","description":"Kelly Jarvis","author":{"name":"Kelly Jarvis"},"items":[{"id":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/selkie-moon-book-club-questions","html_content":"

There is magic in sharing stories with the people in your life. This is why I have always loved book clubs. I often think of my college classrooms as \"academic\" book clubs that allow my students to share their varied opi...

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I have always loved teaching Ovid’s Metamorphoses to my World Literature students. Although Metamorphoses was completed in 8 C.E., the epic’s explorations of transformation and love remain compelling to contemporary audi...

","url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/a-trip-through-the-wildwood-awakening-a-new-poem","title":"A Trip through the Wildwood: Awakening a New Poem","summary":"I have always loved teaching Ovid’s Metamorphoses to my World Literature students. Although Metamorphoses was completed in 8 C.E., the epic’s explorations of transformation and love remain compelling to contemporary audi...","date_modified":"2026-05-01T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/patterns-in-ink-the-art-of-shelly-castiola","html_content":"

Shelly Castiola, a School Psychologist with degrees from Eastern Connecticut State University and Fairfield University, currently works in the Office of Disability and Accessibility Services at CT State Community College...

","url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/patterns-in-ink-the-art-of-shelly-castiola","title":"Patterns in Ink: The Art of Shelly Castiola","summary":"Shelly Castiola, a School Psychologist with degrees from Eastern Connecticut State University and Fairfield University, currently works in the Office of Disability and Accessibility Services at CT State Community College...","date_modified":"2026-04-01T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/friendship-and-fairylore-an-interview-in-carterhaugh","html_content":"

I first met Dr. Sara Cleto and Dr. Brittany Warman, the authors of the gorgeous Fairylore: A Compendium of the Fae Folk, when I joined The Carterhaugh School of Folklore and the Fantastic in January of 2020. Carterhaugh ...

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Theodora Goss, poet, scholar, and professor of writing and literature at Boston University, always dreamed of becoming a writer, or a sorceress, when she grew up. Born behind the Iron Curtain in Hungary, a land rich in f...

","url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/enchanted-creators-the-collected-enchantments-of-theodora-goss","title":"Enchanted Creators: The Collected Enchantments of Theodora Goss","summary":"Theodora Goss, poet, scholar, and professor of writing and literature at Boston University, always dreamed of becoming a writer, or a sorceress, when she grew up. Born behind the Iron Curtain in Hungary, a land rich in f...","date_modified":"2026-02-01T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/unraveling-the-tapestry-of-folklore-with-lynden-wade","html_content":"

Lynden Wade, author of the fabulous collection The Tapestry Unravels, Weaving Old Tales into New, has been reading, writing, and telling stories her whole life. Her new book of short stories collects twelve of her favori...

","url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/unraveling-the-tapestry-of-folklore-with-lynden-wade","title":"Unraveling the Tapestry of Folklore with Lynden Wade","summary":"Lynden Wade, author of the fabulous collection The Tapestry Unravels, Weaving Old Tales into New, has been reading, writing, and telling stories her whole life. Her new book of short stories collects twelve of her favori...","date_modified":"2026-01-01T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/the-making-of-a-troll-poem","html_content":"

I have the best job in the world. As the Contributing Writer for The Fairy Tale Magazine, I read and review fantasy, fairy tale, and folklore-inspired fiction, interview writers and artists for our YouTube series Fairy T...

","url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/the-making-of-a-troll-poem","title":"Troll Bridge: The Making of a Troll Poem","summary":"I have the best job in the world. As the Contributing Writer for The Fairy Tale Magazine, I read and review fantasy, fairy tale, and folklore-inspired fiction, interview writers and artists for our YouTube series Fairy T...","date_modified":"2025-12-01T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/x-marks-the-spot-maps-in-fantasy-literature","html_content":"

I fell in love with fantasy cartography when I read James Barrie's novel Peter Pan. My copy of the book featured a detailed map of Neverland on the endpapers, but it was Barrie's beautiful language about imagined landsca...

","url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/x-marks-the-spot-maps-in-fantasy-literature","title":"X Marks the Spot: Maps in Fantasy and Adventure Fiction","summary":"I fell in love with fantasy cartography when I read James Barrie's novel Peter Pan. My copy of the book featured a detailed map of Neverland on the endpapers, but it was Barrie's beautiful language about imagined landsca...","date_modified":"2025-11-01T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/what-lies-beneath-a-halloween-trip-to-the-mystic-seaport","html_content":"

In 1757, Edmund Burke's Philosophical Enquiry defined the sublime as an aesthetic that fills us with both awe and terror. Based on this definition, no landscape is more sublime than an ocean one. We are drawn to endless ...

","url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/what-lies-beneath-a-halloween-trip-to-the-mystic-seaport","title":"What Lurks Beneath: A Halloween Trip to Mystic Seaport Museum","summary":"In 1757, Edmund Burke's Philosophical Enquiry defined the sublime as an aesthetic that fills us with both awe and terror. Based on this definition, no landscape is more sublime than an ocean one. We are drawn to endless ...","date_modified":"2025-10-01T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/audio-book","html_content":"

\"Draw your chair up close to the edge of the precipice and I'll tell you a story.\"

","url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/audio-book","title":"Tell Me a Story: Making an Audiobook with Jess Moran","summary":"\"Draw your chair up close to the edge of the precipice and I'll tell you a story.\"","date_modified":"2025-09-01T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/selkies-in-popular-culture","html_content":"

Selkies, the seal people who shed their skins to become human on land, have long been a part of the folkloric imagination. Earlier this season, I posted about traditional selkie folklore in The Summer of the Selkie, and ...

","url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/selkies-in-popular-culture","title":"Selkies in Popular Culture: Movies, Picture Books, and Novels","summary":"Selkies, the seal people who shed their skins to become human on land, have long been a part of the folkloric imagination. Earlier this season, I posted about traditional selkie folklore in The Summer of the Selkie, and ...","date_modified":"2025-08-01T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/judging-a-book-by-its-cover-the-evolution-of-selkie-moon","html_content":"

I love to wander through bookstores imagining each book cover is a portal into a new and exciting world. I love book covers with bold colors, romantic silhouettes, and illustrated landscapes. I love to trace my fingers o...

","url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/judging-a-book-by-its-cover-the-evolution-of-selkie-moon","title":"Judging A Book By Its Cover: When Artists and Writers Make Magic","summary":"I love to wander through bookstores imagining each book cover is a portal into a new and exciting world. I love book covers with bold colors, romantic silhouettes, and illustrated landscapes. I love to trace my fingers o...","date_modified":"2025-07-01T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/telling-stories-with-pictures-and-words-the-art-of-alison-weber","html_content":"

One of the best parts of working for The Fairy Tale Magazine, an online literary publication inspired by folklore and fantasy, is spending time with artists and writers who use their talents to enchant everyday life. It ...

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Welcome to The Summer of the Selkie, a season that will celebrate the release of my debut novella, Selkie Moon (publishing June 17th, 2025)!

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Dearest Gentle Reader,

","url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/candlelight-concerts-the-music-of-bridgerton","title":"Candlelight Concerts: The Music of Bridgerton ","summary":"Dearest Gentle Reader,","date_modified":"2025-04-01T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/mermaid-magic-an-interview-with-australian-author-kell-woods","html_content":"

Kell Woods has long been a fan of stories. After working in libraries for over thirteen years, she turned her attention to writing, penning a continuation of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale \"Hansel and Gretel\" for her debu...

","url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/mermaid-magic-an-interview-with-australian-author-kell-woods","title":"Mermaid Magic: An Interview with Fantasy Author Kell Woods","summary":"Kell Woods has long been a fan of stories. After working in libraries for over thirteen years, she turned her attention to writing, penning a continuation of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale \"Hansel and Gretel\" for her debu...","date_modified":"2025-03-01T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/here-there-be-dragons-my-visit-to-a-winter-light-festival","html_content":"

For centuries, humans have tried to fill the dark, winter months with light. Light has long had religious significance, often symbolizing the forces of good. In Hinduism, light is both a manifestation of the divine and a...

","url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/here-there-be-dragons-my-visit-to-a-winter-light-festival","title":"Here There Be Dragons: My Visit to a Winter Lantern Festival ","summary":"For centuries, humans have tried to fill the dark, winter months with light. Light has long had religious significance, often symbolizing the forces of good. In Hinduism, light is both a manifestation of the divine and a...","date_modified":"2025-02-01T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/cauldrons-of-story-and-pots-of-soup","html_content":"

Nothing takes the chill out of a cold evening better than a warm bowl of soup. I have always loved the idea of soup bubbling away on the stove, filling the house with warmth and love. I can still recall the comforting ta...

","url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/cauldrons-of-story-and-pots-of-soup","title":"Cauldrons of Story and Pots of Soup","summary":"Nothing takes the chill out of a cold evening better than a warm bowl of soup. I have always loved the idea of soup bubbling away on the stove, filling the house with warmth and love. I can still recall the comforting ta...","date_modified":"2025-01-01T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/sharon-lynn-fisher","html_content":"

Christmas came early for me this year, when I read an advanced reader copy of Sharon Lynn Fisher's new holiday mystery-romance, Grimm Curiosities. Set in 19th century York, England (considered one of the most haunted cit...

","url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/sharon-lynn-fisher","title":"Sharon Lynn Fisher: Reading, Writing, and Everyday Magic","summary":"Christmas came early for me this year, when I read an advanced reader copy of Sharon Lynn Fisher's new holiday mystery-romance, Grimm Curiosities. Set in 19th century York, England (considered one of the most haunted cit...","date_modified":"2024-12-01T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/literary-adventures-ghost-hunting-at-the-mark-twain-house","html_content":"

It was a Saturday evening in late September when my husband took me on our latest literary adventure, a tour of The Mark Twain House in Hartford, Connecticut. As lifelong residents of the state, we had, of course, toured...

","url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/literary-adventures-ghost-hunting-at-the-mark-twain-house","title":"Literary Adventures: Ghost Hunting at the Mark Twain House ","summary":"It was a Saturday evening in late September when my husband took me on our latest literary adventure, a tour of The Mark Twain House in Hartford, Connecticut. As lifelong residents of the state, we had, of course, toured...","date_modified":"2024-11-01T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/glass-and-feathers-more-than-a-cinderella-continuation","html_content":"

Lissa Sloan's stunning debut novel, Glass and Feathers, tells the story of what happens to the fairy tale princess Cinderella after her happily-ever-after, but did you know that Glass and Feathers is so much more than a ...

","url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/glass-and-feathers-more-than-a-cinderella-continuation","title":"Glass and Feathers: More than a Cinderella Continuation ","summary":"Lissa Sloan's stunning debut novel, Glass and Feathers, tells the story of what happens to the fairy tale princess Cinderella after her happily-ever-after, but did you know that Glass and Feathers is so much more than a ...","date_modified":"2024-10-01T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/yo-ho-yo-ho-the-pirates-of-folklore-and-literature","html_content":"

I grew up along the rocky coastlines of New England, so it should come as no surprise that I have always loved pirates. Each time I visited the beach as a little girl, I scanned the horizon for a tall ship in full sail, ...

","url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/yo-ho-yo-ho-the-pirates-of-folklore-and-literature","title":"Yo Ho, Yo Ho: The Pirates of Folklore and Literature ","summary":"I grew up along the rocky coastlines of New England, so it should come as no surprise that I have always loved pirates. Each time I visited the beach as a little girl, I scanned the horizon for a tall ship in full sail, ...","date_modified":"2024-09-01T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/mary-mcmyne","html_content":"

Mary McMyne, a novelist, poet, and creative writing professor, has always been interested in the stories behind the tales we tell. A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Mary is a graduate of New York University's Master o...

","url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/mary-mcmyne","title":"Mary McMyne: Writing the Stories Behind the Stories","summary":"Mary McMyne, a novelist, poet, and creative writing professor, has always been interested in the stories behind the tales we tell. A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Mary is a graduate of New York University's Master o...","date_modified":"2024-08-01T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/bears","html_content":"

\"If you had to leave your daughter alone in the woods with a man or a bear, which would you choose and why?\"

","url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/bears","title":"Following the Bear through Folklore and Fairy Tale","summary":"\"If you had to leave your daughter alone in the woods with a man or a bear, which would you choose and why?\"","date_modified":"2024-07-01T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/the-poetry-prose-and-painting-of-dr-steven-ostrowski","html_content":"

Dr. Steven Ostrowski, Professor Emeritus at Central Connecticut State University, is a true Renaissance Man. A poet, painter, hockey player, and writer of both fiction and music, Ostrowski has taught university classes i...

","url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/the-poetry-prose-and-painting-of-dr-steven-ostrowski","title":"The Poetry, Prose, and Painting of Dr. Steven Ostrowski","summary":"Dr. Steven Ostrowski, Professor Emeritus at Central Connecticut State University, is a true Renaissance Man. A poet, painter, hockey player, and writer of both fiction and music, Ostrowski has taught university classes i...","date_modified":"2024-06-01T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/fairy-godmothers","html_content":"

It is one of the most iconic moments in a fairy tale; Cinderella is at her lowest point, left with no hope of escaping her abusive home, when her fairy godmother magically appears to save the day. With a wave of her wand...

","url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/fairy-godmothers","title":"Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo: The Magic of Fairy Godmothers ","summary":"It is one of the most iconic moments in a fairy tale; Cinderella is at her lowest point, left with no hope of escaping her abusive home, when her fairy godmother magically appears to save the day. With a wave of her wand...","date_modified":"2024-05-01T10:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/stephanie-goloway-fairy-tales-resilience-and-make-believe-magic","html_content":"

Dr. Stephanie Goloway, Professor Emeritus of Education at the Community College of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh, has always believed in the magic of fairy tales. A lifelong educator who earned a bachelor's degree in ps...

","url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/stephanie-goloway-fairy-tales-resilience-and-make-believe-magic","title":"Stephanie Goloway: Fairy Tales, Resilience and Make Believe Magic","summary":"Dr. Stephanie Goloway, Professor Emeritus of Education at the Community College of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh, has always believed in the magic of fairy tales. A lifelong educator who earned a bachelor's degree in ps...","date_modified":"2024-04-01T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/love-locks-bridges-locks-and-keys-in-fairy-tale-and-folklore","html_content":"

In 2008, the Pont des Art footbridge that crosses the Seine in Paris became a popular tourist destination for couples who wanted to take part in a “love-locking” ritual. Hopeless romantics from across the globe would aff...

","url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/love-locks-bridges-locks-and-keys-in-fairy-tale-and-folklore","title":"Love Locks: Bridges, Locks, and Keys in Fairy Tale and Folklore","summary":"In 2008, the Pont des Art footbridge that crosses the Seine in Paris became a popular tourist destination for couples who wanted to take part in a “love-locking” ritual. Hopeless romantics from across the globe would aff...","date_modified":"2024-03-01T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/enchanted-creators-lissa-sloans-debut-novel-glass-and-feathers","html_content":"

In March of 2024, The Enchanted Press, the publishing arm of The Fairy Tale Magazine, is releasing its debut novel, Glass and Feathers, a Cinderella continuation written by Lissa Sloan. First published for Fairy Tale Mag...

","url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/enchanted-creators-lissa-sloans-debut-novel-glass-and-feathers","title":"Enchanted Creators: Lissa Sloan's Debut Novel Glass and Feathers","summary":"In March of 2024, The Enchanted Press, the publishing arm of The Fairy Tale Magazine, is releasing its debut novel, Glass and Feathers, a Cinderella continuation written by Lissa Sloan. First published for Fairy Tale Mag...","date_modified":"2024-02-01T13:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/winter-fairy-tales","html_content":"

Once in the wintertime when the snow was very deep…

","url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/winter-fairy-tales","title":"Winter Fairy Tales","summary":"Once in the wintertime when the snow was very deep…","date_modified":"2024-01-01T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/the-literary-kitchen","html_content":"

When I was a little girl, there was nothing better than coming home from school on a cold winter day and finding my grandmother making magic in our kitchen. I would peel off my snow-dusted coat and mittens, letting the s...

","url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/the-literary-kitchen","title":"The Literary Kitchen ","summary":"When I was a little girl, there was nothing better than coming home from school on a cold winter day and finding my grandmother making magic in our kitchen. I would peel off my snow-dusted coat and mittens, letting the s...","date_modified":"2023-12-01T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/november-in-the-chair","html_content":"

“The Twelve Months,\" a Slovak fairy tale which dates back to the 14th century, tells the story of a young girl who is sent into the forest to complete a series of impossible tasks. Her cruel stepmother and stepsister hav...

","url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/november-in-the-chair","title":"November in the Chair ","summary":"“The Twelve Months,\" a Slovak fairy tale which dates back to the 14th century, tells the story of a young girl who is sent into the forest to complete a series of impossible tasks. Her cruel stepmother and stepsister hav...","date_modified":"2023-11-01T10:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/salutations-charlotte%E2%80%99s-web-and-the-invisibility-of-the-author","html_content":"

E. B. White’s classic novel, Charlotte’s Web, is often required reading for my Children’s Literature course, a class designed to introduce pre-service teachers to the depth and breadth of fiction written for and about ch...

","url":"https://kellyjarviswriter.com/ex-libris-blog/f/salutations-charlotte%E2%80%99s-web-and-the-invisibility-of-the-author","title":"Salutations: Charlotte’s Web and The Invisibility of the Author","summary":"E. B. White’s classic novel, Charlotte’s Web, is often required reading for my Children’s Literature course, a class designed to introduce pre-service teachers to the depth and breadth of fiction written for and about ch...","date_modified":"2023-09-22T16:10:21Z"}]}