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 R. Wallace
Follow your own muse, this is just what mine seems to like.
This is the pimento in the olive in the extra dry gin martini of a particularly interesting day. A search has been made of the library.
The dwarf is not found.
As a library detective I'm accustomed to strange, dangerous, and sometimes kinky happenings. The night now promises surprises even the most sanguine should avoid.
I'm ready to embrace the surprises. Ready. Ready like an old lady who trusted the government is ready to eat her dog food.
Then SHE appears at my cubicle.
Long legs carved by Michelangelo. More curves than a bowl of spaghetti, her skirt clings like clam sauce. I'd heard a pair of great monuments are missing in Europe, she carries them proudly. Perfectly seasoned skin without a taste of tan. Dark hair pours in waves onto her shoulders like an oil slick onto a white sand beach. She looks 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 asks, "How much will you charge to find my dwarf?"
At the BFuniv smörgåsbord we eat food that tastes of romance and adventures to come.
We agree on my fees.
Snow refuses to taste my apple upside down cake.
Was that great or what?
The Frog Prince Meets a Princess
Another Fractured Fairy Tale.
Don't leave Ms. White alone, create your own imaginary imagery.
How will you know if you'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. I won't list my online novel, too long, even if it is speculative fiction -- this is supposed to be about short stories (but you can click this sneaky link to my free, online novela about hackers fighting for freedom).
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, it is obviously the best. {to refresh hit the favorite this page button ;-}
Snow Blind
Better let you find out for yourself. Actually, you just skimmed past it.3 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 garried, so he invited people from riles amound, especially the pitch reeple, to a bancy fess drawl... This was not submitted, but go take a look anyway.3 points
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. But have a you ever heard a fairy tale where the word 'stepmother' was NOT preceded by the word 'wicked'? Neither have I.My original inspiration to do t...2 points
A John The Leprechaun Children's Story
A leprechaun, a child, and a pot of gold -- get your kids to follow this one with you.2 points
I'm not a shirker, really I'm not
Sure, and the Sidhe and the Chaun have their royalty, but that's trap enough; for to be the hidden kingdoms they must be havin' hidden kings and queens. You would think long lives would be long enough, without adding unnecessary responsibilities.2 points
Flashes of Chocolate
The Little Match Girl travels forward to New Year's Eve in Times Square.1 point
My Forest Adventure - Flash Fiction
The day I stumbled across the cottage, I had been wandering in the forest for hours. At first, it was a big adventure, dreaming that fairies were skipping ahead of me, leading me to their enchanted grove....1 point
Inspiration is only a fractured book away.
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!
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Angelgirl1976
Feb 16, 2012 @ 8:15 pm | delete
- Can you please do another 'Fractured Fairy Tail' compertion for 2012. I would love to give it a go. Another great lens, i'm becoming a fan :)
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William Thirsk-Gaskill
Nov 21, 2011 @ 11:34 am | delete
- A few people seem to end up on my Wordpress blog when I suspect they are looking for this site here. I have a posting entitled "Fairy-tale in less than 200 words". It is my attempt at a fairy-tale in the style of the late Thomas Bernhard, an Austrian author whose work I have read in English translation.
http://iamhyperlexic.wordpress.com
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JJNW
Jun 29, 2011 @ 12:32 am | delete
- Renewing this contest for 2011? Sounds fun!
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lasertek
Dec 26, 2010 @ 8:34 pm | delete
- Creating Fractured Fairy Tales is a great idea!
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_Joan_
Jul 5, 2009 @ 11:27 am | delete
- 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.
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BFuniv.com
Feb 17, 2010 @ 1:05 pm | delete
- Joan, thank you for the submission. I've kept your entry and removed the rule, short stories are now cool. Freedom = less rules + more humanity.
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_Joan_
Jul 5, 2009 @ 11:24 am | delete
- I added my story. You can be the judge of whether it fits your format or not. Love your idea.
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poddys
Mar 23, 2009 @ 10:24 pm | delete
- 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.
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Evelyn_Saenz
Feb 4, 2009 @ 10:24 am | delete
- The Fractured Fairytale Contest sounds like lots of fun.
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daria369
Oct 15, 2008 @ 8:49 am | delete
- 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.
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The_Homeopath
Oct 14, 2008 @ 8:17 am | delete
- 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.
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BFuniv.com
Mar 12, 2010 @ 9:15 am | delete
- Once we have 20 questionable entries here, perhaps we will do an alternate history writing contest, Son Of Fractured, featuring Sherman and Peabody. That should be a hoot!
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ChristiannaGarrett-Martin
Oct 14, 2008 @ 4:38 am | delete
- 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
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Timewarp
Sep 20, 2008 @ 6:30 pm | delete
- Fun lens, Im still a bit unclear on what a fractured fairy tale is...is it just a parody?
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qlcoach
Jul 29, 2008 @ 11:40 am | delete
- Great idea here about this contest! Thanks for sharing and interacting with our club too.
Gary Eby, author and therapist
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