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Category: Fairy Tale

Red Riding Hood - A Wolf's Tale

Red Riding Hood – A Wolf’s Tale (bp coyle)

February 23, 2018 coylewriter

It’s finally time for the true story to be told. They called me big. They called me bad. In truth…

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Posted in: Fairy Tale, Humour

I Can Alter My World, Said the Princess (Story by R.C. Peris)

February 18, 2018 periswriter 1 Comment

He had chased me through the garden with the clipped, orderly hedges, the prim and pretty flowers, the flagstone path,…

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Posted in: Fairy Tale, Fiction

You’re an Ugly Girl (Story by R.C. Peris)

January 26, 2018 periswriter

Once upon a time, there was a girl, Ella. She was an ugly girl. Quite plain, tall, with a great…

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Posted in: Fairy Tale, Fiction
peace process - bp coyle

Peace Process (bp coyle)

January 5, 2018 coylewriter

The war between the elves and the fairies has been going on for over two hundred years now. Ever since…

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Posted in: Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Folklore, Humour
punchline bp coyle

Punchline (bp coyle)

December 17, 2017 coylewriter

The whole Kingdom has been shaken by the news, Princess Aurora passed away in her sleep last night. Every man,…

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Posted in: Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Humour
when a child disappears - r c peris

When A Child Disappears (story by R.C. Peris)

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Queen Fraga, who is the daughter of Lady Defrey and grandchild to Princess Coralla, was only queen for five days…

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Posted in: Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Mythology, Parenting, Religion
John Reilly - bp coyle

John Reilly (bp coyle)

December 16, 2017 coylewriter

Sure, I knew him. Quite sort, kept to himself. Some called him lazy. Wasn’t exactly the type to break his…

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Posted in: Fable, Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Humour
tasty treats - bp coyle

Tasty Treats (bp coyle)

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It’s really not my fault, those Humans are so darn tasty, what’s an Ogress to do? I love snapping off…

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Posted in: Adult, Dark Humour, Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Horror
Seven - bp coyle

Seven (bp coyle)

coylewriter 1 Comment

There is something about their little smiles that makes me go ‘ooh’. And their hands, their feet. The dimples in…

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Posted in: Dark Humour, Fairy Tale
Leprechaun Museum - r c peris

Leprechaun Museum (story by R.C. Peris)

December 15, 2017 coylewriter

“We’re a dying breed. Have some sympathy for us,” I told the Nike executive. The guy just sat there in…

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Posted in: Fairy Tale, Humour

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