Stories

I have published four anthologies of these tales, with my psychological interpretations of each story:

Once upon a Midlife, presents a collection of folktales from around the world focusing on men and women at midlife, and their intertwined developmental tasks.

Beyond the Hero, is an anthology of folk stories specifically about men and what might be called the deep masculine at midlife -- "Brother Lustig" is discussed at length here.

Waking the World, focuses on folktales about women at midlife, and how they reverse the "Sleeping Beauty" theme: instead of the prince awakening the helpless princess, it is the queen who must awaken the king, who is unconscious because of some spell.

In the Ever After, finally, reclaims many forgotten and overlooked stories about "old" protagonists, revealing the psychological and spiritual tasks of the last third of life.