Author

Rachel Halpern

Rachel Halpern is a graduate of Grinnell College and the Alpha Writer�s Workshop. Her story �The Taste of Salt� previously appeared in Daily Science Fiction. She likes old books, fresh raspberries, and well-meaning monsters.

A Change of Heart

Clara got her first clue in preschool, just before naptime one day, as Ms. Weston read aloud from a massive gleaming book of fairy tales. Clara knew most of them already, though the versions were different, and this Snow White was stabbed with a poison comb before she ever…