Friends -- I have this idea. Periodically I want to interrupt whatever I'm doing on Magically Real so that I can ask writers I respect and admire 5 questions, which they will then answer. I'm doing this so that we'll have the opportunity to hear their own unique geniussy take on writing world. Along the … Continue reading And now 5 questions for authors I dig #1 — Stacey Levine, and Brown Seaweed Soup
Tag: fairytale
Special Manic Monday edition: Storytime Sunday continues
Our story so far. A too large family's king-dad goes postal and vows to kill his 12 sons if a daughter is born to his wife. Queenie doesn't take this lying down, although the coffins have been constructed equipped with little pillows. She grabs her youngest, the ubiquitous Benjamin (also the name of the Dustin … Continue reading Special Manic Monday edition: Storytime Sunday continues
Storytime Sunday, January 19th, 2014: Grimm Brothers Reboot #7
Once upon a time there were 12 brothers -- which you have to admit is a lot. 12 tribes is a lot and 12 disciples is a lot, but really twelve brothers is possibly too many and a lot of strain on the mother (FYI for a minyan, you only need 10 men which means … Continue reading Storytime Sunday, January 19th, 2014: Grimm Brothers Reboot #7
Storytime Sunday, 01/05/14 — Grimm Brothers reboot, #5
This king is crazy. He has to have this and he has to have that. He had me, his servant, find the key so he could unlock the door to the secret room and he had to see the portrait of the girl dressed in gold and then he had to go get the girl … Continue reading Storytime Sunday, 01/05/14 — Grimm Brothers reboot, #5
Storytime Sunday, 12/28/13 appropriate for “kids” over 13
Dear Friends -- at last, we are back on track with the Grimm Brothers Fairytale reboot project. Here's #4 (only 205 more to go): Hollywolves, the goat lady, and her (adopted) kids (Grimm Fairytale, #4 reboot) Once upon a time there was a woman who looked like a goat, because she was a goat, and … Continue reading Storytime Sunday, 12/28/13 appropriate for “kids” over 13
story time sunday, a grimm brothers’ reboot, June 30th 2013
Dear friends -- Closing out June with a familiar story, with a slightly new angle..... I just wish someone would kill my boss. I wish someone would just throw him against a wall until his slimy guts pour out with whatever blood he’s got in his disgusting little body. Yeah, I love him that much. … Continue reading story time sunday, a grimm brothers’ reboot, June 30th 2013
storytime sunday 02/17/13 — why picnics like writers
Once upon a time there was a picnic. The picnic liked reading and listening to writers read. The picnic was hungry to be consumed by words. So the picnic decided to attend the literary festival. It wanted to be with beings like it: happenings that are celebrations of sharing. Picnic = fest = feast But … Continue reading storytime sunday 02/17/13 — why picnics like writers
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