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Vivid blue skies. White sand. Emerald green water turned dark by sea grass: the perfect family holiday destination.Except for the two stunningly handsome men drawing curious glances under the bridge, threatening the safety of her family.She told them no before; this time, she must make them believe it.A delightfully twisty story inspired by fractured fairy tales and the need for self-determination.
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A simple star? Dead easy to make. Only two pieces of paper, less than twenty steps… Yep. Literally anyone can make a star. Nothing can go wrong.…Right?A pair of cheeky micro stories about the perils of crafting and home-making when you're an immortal, all-powerful being.(Never mind the explosions. We can always restart the universe.)
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Rose got her happily ever after, complete with castle, prince and ornate banquets every night. But after four centuries, Rose can state definitively: happy endings suck. No concerts, no plays, no children or visits with friends… Not one single change in four hundred years. That ends, now. Before Rose destroys her castle in a fit of pique. A fractured fairytale about the dangers of wishing for Happily Ever After. Fractured Fairytale / 1500 words
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The king announces a ball in order to end the war. His subjects? Overjoyed.Marian? Determined to stop it. Her sponsors need the war to continue.Looks like sabotage will feature at the top of tonight's menu.A Cinderella retelling for everyone who ever wondered why Cinderella wanted to marry the prince in the first place.
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Ninety-six-year-old Tilly's great grandchildren insist she try something new to keep her brain active. The cute little virtual game Hero's Journey seems harmless enough. And Tilly quite enjoys catching butterflies and swapping gifts with another player, Anubis.A sweet boy. Silly. But sweet. Even if he enjoys sending her souls in a rather competitive fashion. Even if he says there's only one soul that he really wants…A heart-warming story with a...
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She plays in the meadow, the only place safe to cry about her mother's death. He finds her there, the wide-eyed boy, thrown by his horse, lost in the woods. She guides him home, in the process finding the road out of her grief-and a friend. But then she discovers his true identity. And everything changes. A hopeful fairy tale retelling for people who still believe in the transformative power of love.1100 words / fairy tale retelling
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In retrospect, telling the prince that death surpasses marriage to him? Maybe a trifle theatrical…Now she stands at the edge of an ocean-side cliff in boggy, new-spring mud and a crown of ivy, hoping she can make the prince see reason.He says her magic can win him the war. She insists she has none.One of them is lying.A twisty riff on classic fairy tales about taking your future into your own hands. Don't miss the wedding of the season!
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Young Sophie dreams of being an artist. Of painting her mother's dreary, monochrome existence with color. But art? It's the one thing forbidden by her mother.Can clandestine art lessons lead Sophie to finding her dream-and her true self?A whimsical story about longing for your place in the world, not matter what the cost.
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