Hook's Waltz

History, art, and context discovered while researching the worlds of Peter Pan and J.M. Barrie Opinions on the above will also be encountered here.

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

What keeps a retelling true?

I love classic story and fairy tale retellings as a category. (Given that I write them, I would hope so.) Jane Yolen and Robin McKinley and...

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Defending the Captain

Sort of a Part II to this post from last Friday, although I suppose technically it may be Part III or IV by now. Regardless. Onward! Eve...

Friday, November 15, 2013

An unpopular opinion, and the reasons why

I discovered in looking for images for this post that every reviewer in the world loves the Peter and the Starcatchers books. Well, I do n...

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Oh, ambivalence

So apparently Warner Bros. is planning a new Peter Pan movie . In talks with the studio is Joe Wright, the director behind Atonement , The ...

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Yep, still fun

Tonight I was looking for examples of naughty slang to determine if an Edwardian English pirate might find the word "aspic"...

Uncharted

The Neverland map we're familiar with was not drawn by J. M. Barrie, but rather Walt Disney studios and many artists thereafter. Ther...

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Starcatcher vs. Starcatchers

I almost avoided the play because I don't care much for the book it's based on--but I'm glad I didn't let that keep me away ...

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M.F. Webb

M.F. Webb: M.F. Webb fell in love with Captain Jas. Hook when she was four years old, and he still presumes upon the acquaintance. When she isn't writing his accurate biography, she works at a spay/neuter clinic, sings in a choir, and spends too much time at the dance fitness studio.

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