a Fractured Fairy Tales inspired creative writing contest
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Snow Blind - a simple, sample fractured fairy tale
The original creative writing contest compendium was lost in the sacking and burning of the library in an alternate universe called Dodge City; a very long time ago - but nearer by the day.
But that is a fractured fantasy story.
For now:
let's fracture some fairy tales.
It was the best of times, it was a dark and stormy night.
You too can write a fractured fairy tale. I'll make a plexo so we can share the pleasures of creative catharsis.
but first - a Fractured Fairy Tale
The old Rocky and Bullwinkle show used these to separate segments, so will I.
SNOW BLIND by Allan Wallace
Follow your own muse, this is just what mine seems to like.
This was the pimento in the olive in the extra dry gin martini of a particularly interesting day. A search had been made of the library.
The dwarf was not found.
As a library detective I was accustomed to strange, dangerous, and sometimes kinky happenings. The night now promised surprises even the most sanguine should avoid.
I was ready to embrace the surprises. Ready. Ready like an old lady who trusted the government is ready to eat her dog food.
Then SHE appeared at my cubicle.
Long legs carved by Michelangelo. More curves than a bowl of spaghetti, her skirt clinging like clam sauce. I'd heard two great monuments were missing in Europe, her blouse unsuccessfully tried to hide both of them. Perfectly seasoned skin without a taste of tan. Dark hair poured in waves off her shoulders like an oil slick onto a white sand beach. She looked at me with dark blue eyes melted from a polar ice cap. In a voice of honey warmed with twenty year old brandy, Ms. S. White asked, "How much will you charge to find my dwarf?"
At the BFU smörgåsbord we ate food that tasted of romance and adventures to come.
We agreed on my fees.
Snow refused to eat her apple.
Was that great or what?
Snow White AND Rapunzel
Another Fractured Fairy Tale.
Don't leave Ms. White alone, create your own imaginary imagery.
How will I know if I've won?
This list is set up for peer review of your writing. Read and vote the offering up or down. I will edit out spam and obscene entries to the creative writing list; bad writing may be applauded.
If you need a source for ideas, let me suggest the Project Gutenberg book list of Children's Myths, Fairy Tales, etc. No one's looking - go for it.
I suspect that there will be short term favorites - but over the long haul the most creative will raise to the top. We will limit this to twenty entries, after that I may build a Son of Fractured lens for another contest. After we have twenty creative writing entries, and a stable winner, I'll send them a book (see below) on professional writing. One happily not written by me.
As I write this my phairy tale is the only entrant - that means I'm in first place!!! Since you can do better, do it. Do try to keep it under 200 words.
Your fractured story can be a winner too. Add it to an existing lens or - make a new lens. Perhaps that writer's workshop lens you keep meaning to draft. You might choose instead to make it a blog post - but you do need a link to add to the list. Write something wonderful and drop it into this list.
You can vote for your own story if you refresh the page {to refresh hit the favorite this page button ;-}
Snow Blind
Better let you find out for yourself. Actually, you just skimmed past it.2 points
Flashes of Chocolate
The Little Match Girl travels forward to New Year's Eve in Times Square.2 points
Rindercella and the Prandsome Hince
Tunce upon a wime in a corin funtry there was a cuge hassle, home of a prandsome hince who was a bonely lachelor. He decided it was time he mot garrie...1 point
A revision of "Cinderella"
I'm married to a man who already had two children (we've also had two babies together since then). I try my best to be a loving and caring stepmom. Bu...1 point
Inspiration is only a fractured book away.
Best Of Bad Hemingway: Vol 1: choice entries from the harry's bar & american grill imitation hemingway competition
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The Best of Bad Faulkner: choice entries from the faux faulkner contest
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If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit
Contest Prize - if you have it, we'll find another. This is a very good book. If you want to know how to write professionally, pick this one up.
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A final Fractured Fairy Tale
Once more I need to look to you, my dear reader, for the moral.
And now, you can provide a moral for this lens.
There ain't no rules around here! We're trying to accomplish something. - Thomas Edison
You know you have a fractured fairy tale or two in you. Don't get stuck on definitions - just tell a fantasy story in a new and twisted way - a point is optional, recognizable characters useful, having fun writing is mandatory.
If it helps, pick an author; Poe, O'Henry, Hans Christian Andersen, Gloria Steinman - and write in their style - but not as well. Unless you have to write well - some of you can't avoid it. Your style may launch a new genre.
Tickle your funny bone, then:
Let 'er rip!
BFuniv.com wrote...
in reply to _Joan_ Fairy tales are about fun, not rules. Thank you for adding your tale.
Posted July 05, 2009
_Joan_ wrote...
Oh! I just saw the part where you said you want stuff that's 200 words or less. Feel free to delete mine; it's WAY longer. I'm still lensrolling you, though.
Posted July 05, 2009
_Joan_ wrote...
I added my story. You can be the judge of whether it fits your format or not. Love your idea.
Posted July 05, 2009
poddys wrote...
Great lens, 5***** and I am pleased to welcome this lens to the "Laugh Away" group on Squidoo - http://www.squidoo.com/groups/laugh_away Also Favorited, and Lensrolled to my Humor lenses.
If you would like to link back to this group to help promote it (and therefore promote your lens(es) in the group, there are link details in the lens home page.
Posted March 23, 2009
Evelyn_Saenz wrote...
The Fractured Fairytale Contest sounds like lots of fun.
Posted February 04, 2009
daria369 wrote...
I enjoyed this lens very much, thank you. I know someone who could write a fractured fairy tale and will recommend this lens and contest.
Posted October 15, 2008
The_Homeopath wrote...
Talk about fractured - my favorite perfume is called Ulalume. So now, when we read dear Edgar's work we tease my daughter with her earliest pronunciation of it - OOOOOO LA LOOOOO MAY! Unfortunately, the entire meaning of the piece is then lost to absurdity, but we're an odd bunch anyway.
And speaking of absurd - I LOVED the Sherman and Peabody stories on Rocky and Bullwinkle. THAT would make a wonderful basis for a Fractured Fariy Tale. Almost like A Connecticut Yankee, only with humorous characters going "back in time" in a fairy tale.
Posted October 14, 2008
ChristiannaGarrett-Martin wrote...
hehe! Very nicely written, very descriptive. I love these two lines: "Perfectly seasoned skin without a taste of tan. Dark hair poured in waves off her shoulders like an oil slick onto a beach".
Great stuff!
Christianna
Posted October 14, 2008
Timewarp wrote...
Fun lens, Im still a bit unclear on what a fractured fairy tale is...is it just a parody?
Posted September 20, 2008
qlcoach wrote...
Great idea here about this contest! Thanks for sharing and interacting with our club too.
Gary Eby, author and therapist
Posted July 29, 2008
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If they don't amaze you, you aren't trying hard enough.Click on one anyway.
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