Kate Vidimos
Author
Kate Vidimos is a 2020 graduate from the liberal arts college at the University of Dallas, where she received her bachelor’s degree in English. She plans on pursuing all forms of storytelling (specifically film) and is currently working on finishing and illustrating a children’s book.
LATEST
Herman Melville’s Short Story, ‘The Lightning-Rod Man’
Fear in a Flash: Melville exposes mercenary tactics in his 19th-century short story.
Dancing Flowers: The Fairy Tale ‘Little Ida’s Flowers’
In Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tale, a little girl learns about her wilting flowers’ mysterious nocturnal activities.
Lucretia Peabody Hale’s ‘The Peterkins Decide to Learn the Languages’
Laughter as language: When words fail, laughter shows itself to be the most universal language.
Phony Ap-pea-rances: ‘The Princess and the Pea’
Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tale reverses the old adage: All that glitters is not gold.
The Brothers Grimm’s Fairy Tale, ‘The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was’
When a silly young man has never experienced what it’s like to shiver in fear, the Princess takes it into her own hands to show him.
Andrew Lang’s Fairy Tale, ‘The Princess Nobody’
An ugly prince proves that there is more to life and adventure than appearance, in this fairy tale by Andrew Lang.
‘The Knitted Collar’: Virtue in Sickness and in Health
Mary Anne Hoare’s short story of a little girl who makes a tough choice inspires us all to do the same.
Not Kidding Around: ‘The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids’
The seven kids of a mother goat learn the importance of trust and honesty in this tale compiled by the Brothers Grimm.
Caroline Howard Gilman’s Short Story, ‘The Colonel’s Clothes’
A colonel and his wife discover that certain items do come in handy, after a silly mishap.
