The Saturday Storytellers PM My Stories 6
Disgusting Jam!
Once, I made jam out of sloes. Once. I didn't do it again. Rated for swearing.
Fiction: Humor, M, English, Humor, words: 554, 5/17/2017
Pied Piper
A dark version of the tale. The mayor of Hamelin has a plague on his hands, but the solution turns out to be much, much worse than the cure.
Fiction: Fable, T, English, Horror, words: 1k+, 12/27/2016
The Lion and The Mouse
A more nuanced version of the Aesop's Fables classic. A mouse woke up a lion by accident, and only escaped with her life by the barest of luck. Moments later, when the lion was in dire need of help, the mouse was the only one able to offer it.
Fiction: Fable, T, English, Drama, words: 1k+, 12/13/2016
You'd Better Not Shout, You'd Better Not Cry
Written from the perspective of Father Christmas, who gives presents to the happy, well-cared for children while keeping a watchful eye on the others - and giving them gifts that don't take up any space in his sleigh.
Fiction: Mythology, M, English, Hurt/Comfort & Supernatural, words: 681, 12/10/2016
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Shooting Star
There was something beautiful about the way the motorcycle sped past. Ann-Marie had run away from home when the pressure to enjoy her adolescence had become too much, but then a single, random sight gave her pause.
Fiction: Young Adult, T, English, Hurt/Comfort, words: 921, favs: 1, 12/6/2016
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Twelve
Jenny is an artistic introvert who means no harm to anybody, but because she's not popular at school, she's UNpopular. But then, a twist of fate on the farm means she becomes very much wanted indeed. Story with audio-reading.
Fiction: General, T, English, Hurt/Comfort, words: 1k+, 9/30/2016