Welcome to Footnotes with Fox! As we curate our stories, we find adaptations and retellings in modern literature and media so this space is dedicated to sharing these stories and their links to the past. Storytelling does not happen in isolation but with lots of influence and we can’t wait to share what we are reading with you! Join us every week for a new story and deep dive! To see the blog posts on our episodes, click here.
- Storyteller Series: Jack Finn
An exclusive interview with storyteller and author, Jack Finn! Read all about his inspirations, writing advice and his unique take on weaving a story based on folklore. - The Story Bag
The Story Bag. In the spirit of the Lunar New Year, our story will be from Korea! Lunar New Year has many different names and countries like China, Korea, Vietnam, and Malaysia all celebrated January 22nd, 2023! We do cover the story of the Moon Goddess from the Mid-Autumn festival so if you want more […] - LGBTQ+ Retellings
June is Pride Month, and as we all gear up to celebrate ourselves and our loved ones, it’s also time to celebrate the strides we have taken in the literary world of retellings! From all corners of the world, we have seen a rise in the representation of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ protagonists! While the days […] - Six Crimson Cranes
Six Crimson Cranes is book one of Elizabeth Lim’s duology. Princess Shiori of Kiata is the youngest sister of six brothers. As their last summer together approaches before adulthood, Shiori discovers a part of herself that she had inadvertently locked away. She conceals her forbidden powers, but when she uncovers a greater secret, she is […]
[…] Stepmothers often have no qualms about killing their stepchildren, shapeshifting them, mutilating them, abandoning them…the list truly goes on.…
[…] Stepmothers often have no qualms about killing their stepchildren, shapeshifting them, mutilating them, abandoning them…the list truly goes on.…
[…] a previous series of episodes, we touched on the love story of Zal and Rudabeh from Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh, where…
[…] of the possible origins of this story is the Egyptian story of The Doomed Prince! Not to say it…
[…] own like you did with the Oak King and Holly King narrative (we covered the story in an earlier…
[…] The Wild Swan by Susan Jeffers. We have an indepth break down of the Wild Swans in modern retellings…
[…] saw the classic Pitfall trap in our episode on the Shahnameh. ‘Rustam kills Shaghad before dying’, Great Mongol (Demotte)…
[…] Our tale is similar to other stories that follow the Smith and the Devil classification as well as other…
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Tales from the Enchanted Forest 
[…] often have no qualms about killing their stepchildren, shapeshifting them, mutilating them, abandoning them…the list truly goes on. However,…