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“Once Upon a Microchip”

“For writers Victorian to modern, the mechanization of labor—with its steampunk possibilities and clockwork automation – stands in cold and unfeeling contrast to the suppleness, grace and warmth of our animal/emotional existence.”

Fairy Tale Review’s Fairy-Tale Files
05 June 2015

Automatons and robots in fairy tales.

I cowrote this essay about fairy tales and robots with Jon Riccio, who also edited it for publication in Fairy Tale Review’s Fairy-Tale Files.

Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s editors, readers, editorial assistants, or contributors.

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