Asexual Fairy Tales
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
AFT is on hiatus
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Asexual Fairy Tales podcast is now on hiatus. Thanks for listening! If you've enjoyed the last 2 seasons, please donate any amount to my Ko-f...
The Goddesses and the Boar
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A partner story to last month's "Attis & the Priests of Cybele", this Hawai'ian myth tells of inviolate bodies, and a goddess wi...
Attis & the Priests of Cybele
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This month we look at what a Phrygian goddess and her priests have to do with Barbie and Ken. Taken from Asexual Myths & Tales (Elizabeth Hopkinso...
GUEST STORYTELLER: Sacha Coward
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, I speak to Sacha Coward, author of Queer As Folklore, who tells us the tale of Callisto and the asexual origins of werewolves...
Melangell: The Protector of Hares
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This month’s story is from an upcoming project, Legends from Lindisfarne: Diverse & Inclusive Saints. A Prince is frustrated in his hunting efforts ...
The Legend of Saint Wilgefortis
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A medieval saint’s legend about a bearded lady! Taken from Asexual Myths & Tales by Elizabeth Hopkinson. Read by the author. https://www.silverwoodb...
Snow White & Rose Red
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My own version of the fairy tale, fused with Goblin Market, and casting the sisters as ace and demi. Taken from Asexual Myths & Tales by Elizabeth Hop...
Cupid & Psyche
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What could be more appropriate for February than Cupid & Psyche? Listen to find out why I think it’s an asexual myth. Taken from Asexual Myths ...
The Snow Maiden
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A snowy tale for January. Snegurochka - The Snow Maiden - wants to be human, but is confused about love and attraction. Taken from Asexual Myths & Tal...
The Miracle of Marjatta
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A special Christmas treat! This month’s tale is a Finnish folk version of the Nativity, from The Kalevala. Taken from Asexual Myths & Tales by Eliza...
BONUS EPISODE: Cage of Nightingales
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An extract from my brand-new novel, Cage of Nightingales, out December 2023 from Deep Hearts YA. Tammo falls through a window and meets Carlo, a castr...
Bisclavret
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A medieval knight has a strange secret - he is a werewolf! Taken from Asexual Myths & Tales by Elizabeth Hopkinson. Read by the author. https://www.si...
S2 is coming in October!
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The podcast is on a short break, but join me in October for tales of goddesses, werewolves, bearded lady saints and more! http://www.elizabethhopkinso...
SPECIAL GUEST STORYTELLER: Owen Staton
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month, during the break between seasons, we have a special treat for you. Owen Staton of Time Between Times Storytelling takes us to the firepit ...
The Lost Children of Lorenwald
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Season Finale! In this original tale, a village has lost its children to the forest. Or has it? Taken from Asexual Fairy Tales by Elizabeth Hopkinson....
The Man Without Desire
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month, we have a literary fairy tale from the silent films of the 1920s, and a man who sleeps in a glass coffin, only to awaken without desire. T...
Pearls and Roses
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month’s story is a German fairy tale about a girl who is adopted by the Virgin Mary and given the gift of being “indifferent to the stirrings...
Companions of the Grail
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month’s tale is a brief episode from the Arthurian Legend, in which I reveal Sir Galahad as one of my asexual icons. Taken from Asexual Fairy T...
The Ivory Maid
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month: an original tale by the author, inspired by medieval romances. A mysterious woman keeps twelve young lords imprisoned behind mirrors. Take...
Pygmalion & Galatea
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A tale from Greek mythology, reimagined with reference to a Victorian fairy tale. Taken from Asexual Fairy Tales by Elizabeth Hopkinson. Read by the a...
The Ice Queen and the Mer-King
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A seasonal, original tale about a queen made of ice. Taken from Asexual Fairy Tales by Elizabeth Hopkinson. Read by the author. https://www.silverwood...
BOOK LAUNCH SPECIAL! The Story of Amethyst
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate the launch of my new book, More Asexual Fairy Tales, here’s the first story from it. Read by the author. https://www.silverwoodbooks.co...
Zellandine and Troylus
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A Sleeping Beauty story, taken from the medieval French romance “Perceforest”. Taken from Asexual Fairy Tales by Elizabeth Hopkinson. Read by the ...
The Tale of Princess Kaguya
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A beloved Japanese tale. Princess Kaguya refuses to marry five samurai and the Emperor of Japan. Taken from Asexual Fairy Tales by Elizabeth Hopkinson...
The Half-Marble Prince
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month’s story comes from Arabian Nights. A sultan discovers a prince, who is under a strange enchantment. Taken from Asexual Fairy Tales by Eli...
The Glass Coffin
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From Grimm’s Fairy Tales. A girl, her brother and a tailor must overcome a lecherous sorcerer. Taken from Asexual Fairy Tales by Elizabeth Hopkinson...
The Origin of Love
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This first story comes from the Greek philosopher Plato and is the source of the term “Platonic Love”. At first, there were not two sexes, but thr...