Arlene L. Mandell

The Rapunzel Myth

Arlene L. Mandell, a retired English professor, who lives in Santa Rosa, CA, has had more than 300 poems, essays and short stories published in newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, The Aurorean, True Romance, and Women's Voices

Adapted & Retold by Rinum Ila

The Story of Ponkabati

Rinum Ila is Associate Professor of English at a state university in Louisiana.  His interests in the traditional literature stem from folktales that he heard during his childhood years from his grandmother at a South Asian village.