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| Type | Title | Author | Replies | Last updated |
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| Story | Little Adam | well-wisher | 1 | 7 years 5 months ago |
| Collection | Grimm Truths | LittleRedHat | 0 | 7 years 5 months ago |
| Collection | Poetry | LittleRedHat | 0 | 7 years 5 months ago |
| Story | The Melancholy Ballad of the Clockwork Soldier | LittleRedHat | 2 | 7 years 5 months ago |
| Story | The Person from Porlock | LittleRedHat | 2 | 7 years 5 months ago |
My stories
The Person from Porlock
(Image from Wikimedia Commons - in public domain) A quick poem inspired by the famous account of the unknown visitor to the house of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who disrupted the poet while he was writing "Kubla Khan" - which is pictured in the image. There are various theories about "him", but here, I decided to explore what it would be like if the Person interrupted Coleridge on purpose. Maybe "he" just wasn't a poetry fan? Funnily enough, I actually mislaid the notebook I wrote the early lines of this poem in, and had to practically turn my room upside down to find it again. If that isn't karma, I don't know what is.
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Grimm Truths: He Who Pays the Piper...
(Image from Wikimedia Commons - in public domain) A re-imagining of "The Pied Piper of Hamelin", set within the music industry and the world of rock 'n' roll. A small-time band, stuck playing gigs in their local pub, longs for success and to avoid the baliffs. They think their wish has been granted when they meet a young musician with amazing talent. But when this new band member doesn't get the credit he deserves, he takes matters into his own hands... Contains minor hints of violence - not suitable for very young readers.
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Grimm Truths: Job Satisfaction
(Image supplied by admin) A short piece of prose - orignally improvised, written as a monologue script and then converted - that is inspired by fairy tales. A disgruntled Fairy Godmother talks about the little-seen downside of a career in wish-granting. Please note the piece contains some cursing.
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Grimm Truths: The Spinner
(Image from Wikimedia Commons - in public domain) A retelling of a certain fairy tale, which I've worked on over several years. An anonymous and disgruntled spinner, living in a self-imposed exile, tells his story: a tale of love, betrayal and vengeance gone wrong.
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