I think that if you're going to turn one of your characters into a bear, it might as well be one who's already named Hugh. Hugh is an excellent name for a bear.
It's interesting to hear what you make of this one. Patricia C. Wrede was my first favorite author when at age eight or nine I discovered her Enchanted Forest Chronicles. I loved them so much and was so sad that the library didn't have more of her books, including Snow White and Rose Red. (I think this was even my first introduction to the concept that if you really like an author's book, there might be a list of hir other books on the first page and you might like them, too!)
By the time I was older and more capable of acquiring books, I'd moved on from Wrede. In the last few years I've wondered what I'd make of her writing as an adult, but after learning what her most current book says about her, I haven't made the effort.
I do think I remember "using faerie to explore potential skeevy sexual situations" (what a great way to characterize it! I know exactly what you're referring to!) from one or two of her short stories.
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It's interesting to hear what you make of this one. Patricia C. Wrede was my first favorite author when at age eight or nine I discovered her Enchanted Forest Chronicles. I loved them so much and was so sad that the library didn't have more of her books, including Snow White and Rose Red. (I think this was even my first introduction to the concept that if you really like an author's book, there might be a list of hir other books on the first page and you might like them, too!)
By the time I was older and more capable of acquiring books, I'd moved on from Wrede. In the last few years I've wondered what I'd make of her writing as an adult, but after learning what her most current book says about her, I haven't made the effort.
I do think I remember "using faerie to explore potential skeevy sexual situations" (what a great way to characterize it! I know exactly what you're referring to!) from one or two of her short stories.