Literature Review: ‘Alice’ by Christina Henry
Melanie Butler-O’Reilly takes a look at a classic tale with a very modern twist. We live in a world where ‘retellings’ and ‘reimaginings’ of classic tales are being announced almost daily. Take Disney, for example: while I am one of their most loyal supporters, the seemingly endless influx of live action remakes and new slants […]
The Executioner
By Kevin Power My mother always said that I had an overactive imagination. That it was a blessing. My playtime would consist of me snatching up a stick and fending off the most vivid creatures that I could conjure. She would tisk when I described them to her as she bounced me on her knee, […]