Into the Woods brings well-known fairytale characters to musical life, interwoven with the story of a baker and his wife, whose longing for a child is thwarted by a mischievous witch. Stephen Sondheim's songs, seamlessly melded to James Lapine's text, are perfect expressions of the complications of living in modern society and the difficult choices we encounter on the paths of our lives. Into the Woods premiered on Broadway in 1987, winning three...

Set against the backdrop of colonial America, Into the Woods is the story of pioneer and patriot Jonathan Wood. Straining against the bonds of Tidewater society, and tempted by an ancient legend, Jonathan's sense of adventure leads him "Over the Mountains" of southwest Virginia. Perils abound for this brave pioneer, who must face threats from the native tribes, the British, and even more sinister enemies while fighting for the woman he loves and the...

Short stories, poems, essays, music, and one walking meditation. Each piece is unique in tone and genre and the result is that the collection captures the fascinating, frightening, fun, healing, and fantastical wonder of time spent in the woods. Featuring: Lorraine Bonzelet, Wende Dikec, Teresa Futrick, Selah Gray, Hilary Hauck, Eileen Enwright Hodgetts, Larry Ivkovich, Lori M. Jones, Kimberly Kurth Gray, Ramona DeFelice Long, Laura Lovic-Lindsay,...

When Sasha decides to live in the forest, she meets the dreaded villan Tigerstar, but should she trust him?

Tired? Stressed? Fed up? When was the last time you practiced self-care? We hear a lot about self-care these days, but the articles we read often focus on things like taking an Epsom salt bath or getting a pedicure. Self-care is so much more than that. It's about taking regular action to care for your own mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual health and wellbeing. It's about looking after yourself, taking care of yourself. It's about maintaining...

The idea of Into the Woods is not to supplant works by Aristotle, Lajos Egri, Robert McKee, David Mamet, or any other writers of guides for screenwriters and playwrights, but to pick up on their cues and take the reader on a historical, philosophical, scientific, and psychological journey to the heart of all storytelling. In this exciting and wholly original book, John Yorke not only shows that there is truly a unifying shape to narrative-one that...

Into the Woods at Grandma's House is a true story of the real-life incident the author experienced with her older brother one night at their grandmother's house. The lesson here is that there are consequences we will all face if we do not take caution and listen to reason. If one decides to go against authority and venture into areas they do not know, there are consequences.