Maps

Hello, reader! This story got away from me a bit, but since the story it's based on is so long, I suppose I shouldn't be surprised. I made a few changes to the quests to fit our modern world. I don't know about you, but I'd be annoyed if someone brought me a cow. I don't have the space or time to take care of one, no matter how beautiful it is.

This is another one of Lizzy's stories. It's fun to discover her character and her family like this. I'll just have to be careful that I don't contradict myself with the timeline.

Be careful. Maps don't always take you where you want to go.

 

The Runner

 Hello, readers! I'm very proud to say that I won NaNoWriMo again this year! Yes, I wrote 50,000 words in 30 days, or, to be more accurate, 51,112 words in 29 days, but who's counting? It's cool because when I write fantasy stories now, I'm more aware of stories and creatures from other cultures that I learned about because I write this blog. And when you like to rewrite fairy tales and folk tales like I do, that comes in handy.

In any case, it's December, which means that I'm right on track for rewriting a story about a gingerbread man. Although, this might not be a bright and happy tale, since in the original everyone wants to eat him. On the other hand, it's another story involving Lizzy. This time with some of her friends in high school instead of her magical family.

Sometimes, running is the answer.

Uncle Gret's Magic Violin

 Hello again, readers. Goodness, but time doesn't seem to flow normally these days. Almost like we're in some sort of fairy tale of our own. Here's hoping for a happily ever after quickly.

I had a bit of trouble coming up with a modern version of The Monkey's Fiddle, so I looked back at a story I wrote on this blog awhile back, Family Fun, and I decided that family could use another adventure. So, here we have a story about Uncle Gret. I changed the fairy tale around a bit for this story, but this family takes liberties with their fairy tales.

The everyday magical items are the ones to watch out for.

Family Fun

Greetings, reader! I have to admit, this story stumped me for awhile. The original fairy tale has a lot of murder and death in it. It works well for that story, but I didn't have it in me to write a modern day story that followed it too closely. I found myself focusing more on the boy who talked to spirits and the title character, the woman magician. Once I realized that a family reunion in the woods would be the perfect setting for this story, everything else sort of fell into place. I hope you enjoy it! This is one of the few stories I've written that's close to horror. But with magic.

The trees look so inviting in the daytime...