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Sleeping Beauty

DOES BEST IN ORDINARY GARDEN SOIL • by Sarah Crysl Akhtar

June 21, 2013Every Day Fiction 15 Comments

The brambles? Kept pigs out of the gardens. The story? Got my parents out of a jam. “My gosh,” I said to my aunt, “haven’t they bollocksed it up now!” She gave that ginger-and-lemon laugh of hers. “They can lie… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories fairytales, Sarah Crysl Akhtar, Sleeping Beauty

SPINDLES • by Frances Gonzalez

May 13, 2011Every Day Fiction 28 Comments

The prince poisons the spindle. It’s nothing personal. The prince likes the girl enough: they talk about books. She’s a young blonde with full lips and heavy breasts. She’s conscious of her big nose and avoids her reflection in the… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories fairytales, Frances Gonzalez, Sleeping Beauty

BEAUTY SLEEPING • by C.L. Holland

October 21, 2009Every Day Fiction 19 Comments

Over the years, rumour grew like the roses. It was said that the castle behind the thorny hedge contained a beautiful princess, who would be woken from her slumber by a kiss. Her name was said to be Briar Rose,… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories C.L. Holland, fairytales, LGBTQ, Sleeping Beauty
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