Once a Troll

Greetings, readers! My apologies for missing last week. I was grabbed by a troll and trapped in a fairy hill. I managed to escape, but I decided to write this modern version of Charcoal Nils and the Troll-Woman a little differently.

Trolls come in all shapes and sizes.

Charcoal Nils and the Troll-Woman

Turns out that making charcoal is pretty hard.

Hello, reader! This week, our story comes to us from Sweden. Charcoal Nils and the Troll-Woman is a story about how you don't have to marry someone just because they help you. Read the story at the link above and continue below to analyze it.

Settling a Debt

Hello, reader! As some of you know, I just got married! Don't worry. You can still find all of my writing under the name Debbie Newcomb. And I should have more time for writing now that all that craziness is done.

For this week's story, we have a retelling of Second Sight. I updated it but decided to keep the magic because who doesn't like being able to see the future?

They say diamonds are forever, but dirt is pretty close.

Second Sight

It may be beautiful on the outside, but who knows what's inside?

Hello, reader! This week's story comes to us from Japan. Second Sight is a story about a wise father and a daughter who's bad with money. Click the link above to read it and continue with me below to analyze.

Hack and Slash

Hello, reader! This week, I wrote a modern version of The Mason and His Son. Because what's more modern than hacking into computers? I also ended up giving the main character some common sense. I couldn't stop myself.

This is exactly what hacking looks like.

The Mason and His Son

One block can cause so many problems.

Hello, reader! My apologies for missing last week. I was on a quest to restore a prince to his rightful throne. Luckily, it only took a week to sort that out.

This week, we're looking at a fairy tale from Italy called The Mason and His Son. This story is absolutely full of events escalating far too quickly. You'll see what I mean if you read the story in the link above. Once you've done that, continue reading below to dig into this story with me.

Someone Named Habogi

Greetings, readers! This week, I wrote a modern version of Habogi. It's pretty far from the original tale this time, but it takes a look at what I think happened behind the scenes of the story we looked at yesterday.

Never underestimate the power of a simple candle.