Kate Bernheimer 
Fairy Tale Review 
The Violet Issue #3

"At an early age, children are weaned on the marvelous, and later on they fail to retain a sufficient virginity of mind to enjoy fairy tales, " Andre Breton wrote in 1924. "There are fairy tales to be written for adults, " he continued. "Fairy tales almost blue." Violet flowers are often described as "almost-blue, " which is how this color was chosen. This issue of Fairy Tale Review focuses on fairy tales for adults.