the Thieving Magpie accepts submissions for fiction, poetry, essays, photography & art year-round via this site or email: submissions@thievingmagpie.org. the Thieving Magpie accepts submissions for fiction, poetry, essays, photography & art year-round via this site or email: submissions@thievingmagpie.org. Welcome to the home of Richard Dunbrack's curiously wonderful REPURPOSED FURNITURE, FOLKART & SCULPTURE . Join the Parliament Secondary navigation The Thieving Magpie. Richard has been crafting beautiful furniture, folk art and sculptures for over 25 years. Tintin: . The story "The Castafiore Emerald" takes its plot resolution from La Gazza Ladra (see Opera below).The Eureka Moment comes when Tintin hears that Bianca Castafiore, still missing her emerald, will be performing in said Rossini opera — sure enough, he finds the jewel in a magpie's nest. Creation Gallery. His best known operatic works include Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), La … Join the Parliament Secondary navigation