THE THREE GLASS SHARDS
1. The Window ShardThe Queen looked out the window and sighed--she was waiting still for her lover to come by. He’d throw a pebble at the pane when he arrived.She hoped to have a girl with his dark...
View ArticleTHE HEARTLESS HABERDASHER
Once upon a time, there was a wooden man who owned a haberdashery. Every day, he measured and fit fine accessories to the people of his town. The local barrister sent his beautiful daughter, Gavenia,...
View ArticleTHE PRINCE AND THE CAT
By Enid KassnerTwas a fine spring day as the Prince ambled through the forest. His mind feasted on thoughts and was active as the songbirds that flitted from branch to branch in search of grubs. Light...
View ArticleTHE SEVEN FATED WISHES
Editor's note: The marvelous retelling of "Pandora's Box" mixes themes from fairy tales with the age-old myth. A surefire winner!Long ago, there lived the Princess of an ancient kingdom. The kingdom...
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AS MY LADY SLEEPS
"As My Lady Sleeps"By Coral RosarioI am the last prince of a forgotten citadel. On this frosty evening, I awake and, but for the slumbering maiden whose warm, soft belly I have made my bed, I would...
View ArticleTHE DUCHESS'S BOY
Her Grace, The Duchess Stilzchen of the North-East Gnomes, set down the letter she’d been reading. She took off her spectacles and laid them on the desk. Raising a hand, she summoned a messenger. She...
View ArticleMISS DERMARK'S VERDIAN OTHELLO - ACT II
R-r-right! I had made the promise to finish the second act before the end of July, and it's three days until the month ends! So here comes another Saturday night perfect for devoting to operatic...
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TOUT LE BONHEUR, CIEL!!
BON ANNIVERSAIRE, CIEL KIRAHOSHI / KIRARIN!!On souhaite que la resurrection de ton frêre cadet soit tout un succès!Et que les liens de tes amitiés soyent très résistants!Rien ne peut pas être parfait,...
View ArticleRONDÓ DEL HUEVO KÍNDER
Quise decir, este Otelo de Verdi que ahora llevo a medias está yéndome como una seda... y de allí vino la idea, o el conejito que digo... aunque tal vez tenga problemas, ya que este disco de Genesis...
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LOVE TRIED AND TRUE
Kirakira Precure à la ModeMy Much Awaited Review of Episode 25Love Tried and Trueor,The True Prince and the FalseDramatis personae:Yukari Kotozume, a wistful heiress.Akira Kenjo, a strong, earnest...
View ArticleIN THE SHADES OF DAWNING - STORY THE FIRST
IN THE SHADES OF DAWNINGStory the First:The Mirror Cracked from Side to SideShe peers in once more through the Mirror of Reason, the Mirror of Truth, the gift from her fiery consort... when was the...
View ArticleSALMACIS - EN FRANÇAIS
D'aucuns l'appelaient Atlantis, Que c'était un enfant, il avait à peine 15 ans, Il était né de Mercure et de la déesse Cythère Et nourri au sein des généreuses Naïades, Qui vivent dans les grottes de...
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LA FONTE DI SALMACE
La bella Afrodite superdeagnoccamaxima si sa, non era proprio l'esempio di fedeltà cui far riferimento, e soprattutto non diceva mai di no a proposte e profferte quand'esse venivano da bei fustaccioni...
View ArticleCAPERUCITA - GABRIELA MISTRAL
Caperucita Roja visitará a la abuela que en el poblado próximo sufre de extraño mal. Caperucita Roja, la de los rizos rubios, tiene el corazoncito tierno como un panal. A las primeras luces ya se ha...
View ArticleLE CHEVALIER DOUBLE
LE CHEVALIER DOUBLEQui rend donc la blonde Edwige si triste ? que fait-elle assise à l’écart, le menton dans sa main et le coude au genou, plus morne que le désespoir, plus pâle que la statue d’albâtre...
View ArticleWHY DO WE NEED A FOREIGN LAND?
So I thought once more of Dornish scorched earth tactics... also of the fact that I'd never done Jaime/Bronn slash, and of this Russian military folksong, "Czarist Lieutenant Golitsin" (Поручик...
View ArticleIN THE SHADES OF DAWNING - STORY THE SECOND
Right, that Macaron de Chocolat Snow Queen AU is scrumptiously being filled with goodness that I just had to make gush out of myself.IN THE SHADES OF DAWNINGStory the Second:Like Two Blossoms on One...
View ArticleAUGUST KKPCÀLM EPISODES
Natsu da! Umi da! KiraPati Hyōryūki!夏だ！ 海だ！ キラパティ漂流記！Summer! Ocean! The KiraPâti's Drifting Story!(Or: What is a bloody ICE CAVE doing in the South Pacific? Also: Bilberry, like Shut, gets the Tyrion...
View ArticleSUECOS EN LA LITERATURA CLÁSICA ESPAÑOLA
En "La buena fama", de Juan Valera, el personaje de la falsa novia/la otra con que el enamorado pudiera casarse, aunque no aparece en persona y sólo es mencionada ("personaje fantasma"), es descrita...
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SERIOUSLY, GIVE HER A COOL DRINK
Kirakira Pretty Cure à la ModeEpisode 26 - My Own ReviewSERIOUSLY, GIVE HER A COOL DRINKNoir gave Bilberry the power to satisfy the dark loneliness inside of herParfait tells Bilberry that she doesn’t...
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