M.A. Kuzniar writes: “Like many authors, I find myself drawn to fairy tales. These archetypal old stories have been passed down for hundreds of years and exist in many different forms and across many different cultures. Yet when we first encounter fairy tales, usually as children, they tend to be as watered-down, sanitary versions. I fell in love with fairy tales all over again when I began to explore them as an adult, finding the darker, original stories—such as the ones the Brothers Grimm documented—much more interesting.”