Baba Yaga is a slavic folktale. She is a story exchanged by the campfire. She is akin to the feeling of finding oneself in the woods alone just as it's getting dark, of taking a faulty step, of making a promise you know you can’t keep. Baba Yaga is a scary scary witch, a “vedma”, and Masha has no one else to turn to. For those seeking dark fantasy and odd, queer (queer!) romance.

You've dreamt of Shakespeare's fairies ala a certain Midsummer Night. Tatiana stars as their fantastical queen. Inspired by my favorite introductory Shakespeare class at UMass Amherst, I've freed Tatianna from the forest and allowed her to explore city life.