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Join author Elizabeth Hopkinson in the Hidden Grove as she reads from her three books of Asexual Fairy Tales. From ancient myths and folktales to Victorian literary fairy tales, Elizabeth has discovered Ace representation hiding in plain sight. Let her te

Elizabeth Hopkinson


    • Sep 2, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 15m AVG DURATION
    • 28 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Asexual Fairy Tales

    AFT is on hiatus

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 0:50


    The Asexual Fairy Tales podcast is now on hiatus. Thanks for listening! If you've enjoyed the last 2 seasons, please donate any amount to my Ko-fi page. It would be much appreciated! elizabethhopkinson.uk

    The Goddesses and the Boar

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 8:21


    A partner story to last month's "Attis & the Priests of Cybele", this Hawai'ian myth tells of inviolate bodies, and a goddess with a detatchable vagina! [Content warning for obvious reasons!] From Asexual Myths & Tales by Elizabeth Hopkinson. Read by the author. Theme song: Fairy Tale, written, played and sung by Elizabeth Hopkinson. Tip me on Ko-fi Visit my website Facebook: @ElizabethHopkinsonAuthor TwitterX: @hidden_grove Threads: @angeliocitystate

    Attis & the Priests of Cybele

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 10:21


    This month we look at what a Phrygian goddess and her priests have to do with Barbie and Ken. Taken from Asexual Myths & Tales (Elizabeth Hopkinson, 2020) [Content warning: mild reference to self-castration] This story also relates to "Our Lady of Montevergine" in my forthcoming book, Legends from Lindisfarne. Tip me on Ko-fi. Visit my website. Facebook: @ElizabethHopkinsonAuthor TwitterX: @hidden_grove Threads: @angeliocitystate

    GUEST STORYTELLER: Sacha Coward

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 17:26


    In this special episode, I speak to Sacha Coward, author of Queer As Folklore, who tells us the tale of Callisto and the asexual origins of werewolves. (Trigger warning: contains passing reference to rape). https://unbound.com/books/queer-as-folklore

    Melangell: The Protector of Hares

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 9:07


    This month's story is from an upcoming project, Legends from Lindisfarne: Diverse & Inclusive Saints. A Prince is frustrated in his hunting efforts by a woman in a hedge. Crowdfunding on Kickstarter from 24 May. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hopkinsontales/legends-from-lindisfarne-diverse-and-inclusive-saints To buy artwork from the book visit: https://ko-fi.com/s/781c27e327

    The Legend of Saint Wilgefortis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 9:12


    A medieval saint's legend about a bearded lady! Taken from Asexual Myths & Tales by Elizabeth Hopkinson. Read by the author. https://www.silverwoodbooks.co.uk/asexual-myths-tales-by-elizabeth-hopkinson Buy me a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/elizabethhopkinson48513 Website: http://www.elizabethhopkinson.uk/

    Snow White & Rose Red

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 21:48


    My own version of the fairy tale, fused with Goblin Market, and casting the sisters as ace and demi. Taken from Asexual Myths & Tales by Elizabeth Hopkinson. Read by the author. https://www.silverwoodbooks.co.uk/asexual-myths-tales-by-elizabeth-hopkinson Buy me a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/elizabethhopkinson48513 Website: http://www.elizabethhopkinson.uk/

    Cupid & Psyche

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 23:13


    What could be more appropriate for February than Cupid & Psyche? Listen to find out why I think it's an asexual myth. Taken from Asexual Myths & Tales by Elizabeth Hopkinson. Read by the author. https://www.silverwoodbooks.co.uk/asexual-myths-tales-by-elizabeth-hopkinson Buy me a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/elizabethhopkinson48513 Website: http://www.elizabethhopkinson.uk/

    The Snow Maiden

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024 23:29


    A snowy tale for January. Snegurochka - The Snow Maiden - wants to be human, but is confused about love and attraction. Taken from Asexual Myths & Tales by Elizabeth Hopkinson. Read by the author. https://www.silverwoodbooks.co.uk/asexual-myths-tales-by-elizabeth-hopkinson Buy me a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/elizabethhopkinson48513 Website: http://www.elizabethhopkinson.uk/

    The Miracle of Marjatta

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 10:38


    A special Christmas treat! This month's tale is a Finnish folk version of the Nativity, from The Kalevala. Taken from Asexual Myths & Tales by Elizabeth Hopkinson. Read by the author. https://www.silverwoodbooks.co.uk/asexual-myths-tales-by-elizabeth-hopkinson Buy me a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/elizabethhopkinson48513 Website: http://www.elizabethhopkinson.uk/

    BONUS EPISODE: Cage of Nightingales

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 13:29


    An extract from my brand-new novel, Cage of Nightingales, out December 2023 from Deep Hearts YA. Tammo falls through a window and meets Carlo, a castrato singer. https://deepheartsya.com/cage-of-nightingales/ @angeliocitystate

    Bisclavret

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 15:16


    A medieval knight has a strange secret - he is a werewolf! Taken from Asexual Myths & Tales by Elizabeth Hopkinson. Read by the author. https://www.silverwoodbooks.co.uk/asexual-myths-tales-by-elizabeth-hopkinson Buy me a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/elizabethhopkinson48513 Website: http://www.elizabethhopkinson.uk/

    The Little Mermaid Speaks

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 13:10


    An asexual retelling of Hans Andersen's Little Mermaid, with reference to the Greek myth of Echo & Narcissus. Taken from Asexual Myths & Tales by Elizabeth Hopkinson. Read by the author. https://www.silverwoodbooks.co.uk/asexual-myths-tales-by-elizabeth-hopkinson Buy me a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/elizabethhopkinson48513 Website: http://www.elizabethhopkinson.uk/

    S2 is coming in October!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 2:48


    The podcast is on a short break, but join me in October for tales of goddesses, werewolves, bearded lady saints and more! http://www.elizabethhopkinson.uk/

    SPECIAL GUEST STORYTELLER: Owen Staton

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023 17:04


    This month, during the break between seasons, we have a special treat for you. Owen Staton of Time Between Times Storytelling takes us to the firepit at the heart of the forest with The Dragons of Dinas Emrys, a tale from North Wales, and a kind of prequel to the Arthurian Legend. Listen to Owen's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/time-between-times-storytelling-with-owen-staton/id1573244734

    The Lost Children of Lorenwald

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 18:38


    Season Finale! In this original tale, a village has lost its children to the forest. Or has it? Taken from Asexual Fairy Tales by Elizabeth Hopkinson. Read by the author. https://www.silverwoodbooks.co.uk/asexual-fairy-tales-by-elizabeth-hopkinson Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/elizabethhopkinson48513 Website: http://www.elizabethhopkinson.uk/ Twitter: @hidden_grove

    The Man Without Desire

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 26:44


    This month, we have a literary fairy tale from the silent films of the 1920s, and a man who sleeps in a glass coffin, only to awaken without desire. Taken from Asexual Fairy Tales by Elizabeth Hopkinson. Read by the author. https://www.silverwoodbooks.co.uk/asexual-fairy-tales-by-elizabeth-hopkinson Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/elizabethhopkinson48513 Website: http://www.elizabethhopkinson.uk/ Twitter: @hidden_grove

    Pearls and Roses

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 22:19


    This month's story is a German fairy tale about a girl who is adopted by the Virgin Mary and given the gift of being “indifferent to the stirrings of love”. Taken from Asexual Fairy Tales by Elizabeth Hopkinson. Read by the author. https://www.silverwoodbooks.co.uk/asexual-fairy-tales-by-elizabeth-hopkinson Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/elizabethhopkinson48513 Website: http://www.elizabethhopkinson.uk/ Twitter: @hidden_grove

    Companions of the Grail

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 12:45


    This month's tale is a brief episode from the Arthurian Legend, in which I reveal Sir Galahad as one of my asexual icons. Taken from Asexual Fairy Tales by Elizabeth Hopkinson. Read by the author. https://www.silverwoodbooks.co.uk/asexual-fairy-tales-by-elizabeth-hopkinson Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/elizabethhopkinson48513 Website: http://www.elizabethhopkinson.uk/ Twitter: @hidden_grove

    The Ivory Maid

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2023 12:47


    This month: an original tale by the author, inspired by medieval romances. A mysterious woman keeps twelve young lords imprisoned behind mirrors. Taken from Asexual Fairy Tales by Elizabeth Hopkinson. Read by the author. https://www.silverwoodbooks.co.uk/asexual-fairy-tales-by-elizabeth-hopkinson Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/elizabethhopkinson48513 Website: http://www.elizabethhopkinson.uk/ Twitter: @hidden_grove

    Pygmalion & Galatea

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2023 12:29


    A tale from Greek mythology, reimagined with reference to a Victorian fairy tale. Taken from Asexual Fairy Tales by Elizabeth Hopkinson. Read by the author. https://www.silverwoodbooks.co.uk/asexual-fairy-tales-by-elizabeth-hopkinson Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/elizabethhopkinson48513 Website: http://www.elizabethhopkinson.uk/ Twitter: @hidden_grove

    The Ice Queen and the Mer-King

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2022 15:51


    A seasonal, original tale about a queen made of ice. Taken from Asexual Fairy Tales by Elizabeth Hopkinson. Read by the author. https://www.silverwoodbooks.co.uk/asexual-fairy-tales-by-elizabeth-hopkinson Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/elizabethhopkinson48513 Website: http://www.elizabethhopkinson.uk/ Twitter: @hidden_grove

    BOOK LAUNCH SPECIAL! The Story of Amethyst

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 7:17


    To celebrate the launch of my new book, More Asexual Fairy Tales, here's the first story from it. Read by the author. https://www.silverwoodbooks.co.uk/product/9781800422285/more-asexual-fairy-tales-by-hopkinson-elizabeth Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/elizabethhopkinson48513 Website: http://www.elizabethhopkinson.uk/ Twitter: @hidden_grove

    Zellandine and Troylus

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 28:44


    A Sleeping Beauty story, taken from the medieval French romance “Perceforest”. Taken from Asexual Fairy Tales by Elizabeth Hopkinson. Read by the author. https://www.silverwoodbooks.co.uk/asexual-fairy-tales-by-elizabeth-hopkinson Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/elizabethhopkinson48513 Website: http://www.elizabethhopkinson.uk/ Twitter: @hidden_grove

    The Tale of Princess Kaguya

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 27:47


    A beloved Japanese tale. Princess Kaguya refuses to marry five samurai and the Emperor of Japan. Taken from Asexual Fairy Tales by Elizabeth Hopkinson. Read by the author. https://www.silverwoodbooks.co.uk/asexual-fairy-tales-by-elizabeth-hopkinson Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/elizabethhopkinson48513 Website: http://www.elizabethhopkinson.uk/ Twitter: @hidden_grove

    The Half-Marble Prince

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 19:29


    This month's story comes from Arabian Nights. A sultan discovers a prince, who is under a strange enchantment. Taken from Asexual Fairy Tales by Elizabeth Hopkinson. Read by the author. https://www.silverwoodbooks.co.uk/asexual-fairy-tales-by-elizabeth-hopkinson Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/elizabethhopkinson48513 Website: http://www.elizabethhopkinson.uk/ Twitter: @hidden_grove

    The Glass Coffin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 23:49


    From Grimm's Fairy Tales. A girl, her brother and a tailor must overcome a lecherous sorcerer. Taken from Asexual Fairy Tales by Elizabeth Hopkinson. Read by the author. https://www.silverwoodbooks.co.uk/asexual-fairy-tales-by-elizabeth-hopkinson Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/elizabethhopkinson48513 Website: http://www.elizabethhopkinson.uk/ Twitter: @hidden_grove

    The Origin of Love

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022 6:12


    This first story comes from the Greek philosopher Plato and is the source of the term “Platonic Love”. At first, there were not two sexes, but three… Taken from Asexual Fairy Tales by Elizabeth Hopkinson. Read by the author. https://www.silverwoodbooks.co.uk/asexual-fairy-tales-by-elizabeth-hopkinson Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/elizabethhopkinson48513 Website: http://www.elizabethhopkinson.uk/ Twitter: @hidden_grove

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