Novel excerpts: Fairy tales 15 Articles

by Calum MacLeod

TYUS AND THE BLUE THUNDER CHAPTER 2 Still dressed in black from head to toe, still wearing his balaclava over his head, Tyus made it to t...read more

by Xiang Xiang Liew

His nose told him that no one was there, his ears said there was nothing, his eyes saw nothing out of place. But something, something intangible, was telling him that someone was watching him, hidden somewhere between the ...read more

by Miranda Dickinson

GODMOTHER EUPHONIA'S WELL-EARNED BREAK It's not easy being a Fairy Godmother. It doesn't matter where you are, or how busy your schedule is, you must drop everything whenever your charges need you and fly immediately...read more

by Mario Rios

Chapter 1 The Princess and the Forest Boy There once lived a wizard by the name of Dave Radium. Long ago he and his brother, Astoroth, escorted a group of Vanamersfortian soldiers back to their home city. On the way...read more

by Kay Lobegeiger

Snow White and the Beanstalk. This is a fractured fairy tale with a moral. We all know that Snow White lived in a castle with her wicked stepmother, the Queen, but did you know she also had two ugly stepsisters who trea...read more

by Basia Elyse Arial

Once upon a time, there was a man whose wife loved roses. So, he planted a giant garden full of roses for her. The roses were so beautiful; people from all over came to pay to see them. Soon, the man and his wife became ve...read more

by Angelina Locke

'Tir Fo Thoinn' (Land Beneath the Waves) As he was dragged from the currach, the captain felt something take hold of him. He plunged into the waiting icy sea and for a split second could just about make out the side of th...read more

by Robin Dickman

Her shoes tapped quietly against the hard, wooden floor, her large eyes gazing around at the dark room searching for some clue as to where she was. She'd gone to bed in her room, like she had every night, her mother telli...read more

by E.I. Lambert

What happened to the fairy tales endings? Where are the knights in shinning armour now? Running and hiding no doubt. Or rescuing the vain and stupid princesses who just happened to be having a good hair day. How ca...read more

by Sharron Moore

THE PENGUIN As my mind began to call talk me out of the fog, I realized that I was tied to the bed with leather straps, made from tanned deer hide. The first thought was I was needed to scratch my nose and I soon a...read more

by Sarah Hatch

The one thing that really gets me about fairy tales is how all the heroines are so innocent and naive, yet smart enough to figure out how badly taken advantage they are... except for maybe Cinderella, the Rumplestiltskin c...read more

by Aneta Sokolowska

It's a piece of the story I've written some time ago. It was too long for a short story, was about to be a novel. And here is just a little bit of it. It's a tale about girl (Pola) with the power to read peoples' minds. Th...read more

by S. K. Brown

CHAPTER ONE (The bad event back home) It was the time of night when most living creatures sleep, that a small little man walked his nightly walk under the moonlight. Tealo was his name and was a very friendly little man...read more

by Leila Swanson

Sammy the mouse hurried up the ladder, tripping over his tail in his haste." I can never keep my tail behind me, it always wants to come out in front and trip me", he muttered to himself. He wanted to be the first one hom...read more

by Ms P. K. Styles

The prologue from An Imperfect Tale, found only on Lulu.com. The queen looked upon her stepdaughter with a wickedly triumphant smile. Your father and I have decided you're now old enough to visit the orchard alone, she ...read more