Fantasy Joins Reality: Fairy tale characters transformed to contemporary USA

Margaret Coughlin, a Southern Californian, has had travel essays published plus short stories printed in two anthologies. ___________________________________ What is the real relationship between the pigs and that big, bad wolf? And does Red Riding-Hood's grandma actually spend all her time in bed? That wonderful family of the bears. Are they still friendly? Living in today's United States are a few of your favorite fairy tale characters. Most are professionals engaged in exciting careers. Across these tales, their lives interact with each other's. Check out their stories as you encounter fairy tale youngsters, now adults. Most interesting of all, read to find out, when a crisis occurs, how each copes. Start with that broken-hearted, poverty-stricken boy . . .