Topic: planning to enter fairy tale contest

Hi. I'd love some reviews of my new posting, Baba Yaga and the Thief. I surprised myself by writing a fairy tale and I feel it's worthy of submitting to a contest. I'd love some reviews. (Thanks Deirdre!) I've studied mythology and goddess symbology which snuck into the story before I knew it.
How does my use of capitalization come across?
Is the ending satisfying? I've fallen into the goddess story cycle which could either strike one as illuminating, or trite I fear.
Looking forward to some constructive criticism!
Thanks! Karen

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Re: planning to enter fairy tale contest

Symbology--Never heard this word until I watched The Boondock Saints. It is the study of symbols. Any word ending in -ology is the study of something. Symbolism is another animal. Sorry. I just had to get this off my chest as a former English teacher. I'll take a look at your story. I've also begun a fantasy/sci-fi set in a dystopian world. Not quite a fairy-tale, but still a fun piece to read. It's on here in part--Ain't No Mountain.

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I'm going to look at this too.  Should be fun.  I'm writing not a fairy tale, but a tale about a fairy.  Use of symbology?  Cool.

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If you want to learn about Goddess symbology and what's hidden in fairytales, here's where to start:
The White Goddess, Robert Graves (what inspired the creation of alphabets?)
The Golden Bough, Sir James George Frazer (study in magic and religion)
The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets, Barbara Walker (if you want to blow all the lies you were told to smithereens)
Women Who Run With the Wolves, Clarissa Pinkola Estes (specifically about storytelling)
anything by Marija Gimbutas (symbol and culture)
The Great Mother, Erich Neumann (Jungian perspective)
When God Was a Woman, Merlin Stone (seventies feminist perspective)

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