For those intrigued by Atwood's revisionist approach to fairy and folk tales, the 1994 collection of short pieces Good Bones and Simple Murders offers numerous delights, including monologues that let villainesses speak for themselves ("Unpopular Gals," "Gertrude Talks Back"), parodic inversions ("The Little Red Hen Tells All"), and denunciations of "politically correct" narratives ("There Was Once"). Many of the pieces acknowledge postmodern uncertainties about the stability of narrative or offer oblique glimpses into Atwood's perspective on her craft.

Included as well are several drawings by Atwood herself.