Patchwork Fairy Tales

A Fix-it Fairy Tale: more kindness, more consent and more inclusivity for 'Prunella'.

A flower-loving youth accidentally picks a lilac from a witch's garden and ends up having to face some very unnerving trials, but also the witch's beautiful daughter...

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A Patchwork Fantasy Tale about princes and dragons.

The true account of how one ferocious and honourable gentleman dragon tamed his humans.

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A Fix-it Fairy Tale: more kindness, more consent and more inclusivity for 'Rumplestiltskin'.

Spinning straw into gold and making dangerous trades is all well and good, but the rest of the Grimms' Rumplestiltskin could really do with some fixing.

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A Patchwork Fantasy Tale about friendship and childhood.

The summer is a good season for forging friendships, especially where selkies are concerned.

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A Patchwork Fantasy Tale about bravery and family.

Dragon eggs shouldn't be left lying around without proper care, they really shouldn't.

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An update about the return of the podcast.

Feedback and suggestions are always appreciated, send them my way on Tumblr or email me at [email protected].

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A Patchwork Fairy Tale: the one with the witch, the dragon, and the iron stove.

A foolhardy girl and a cursed boy adopt each other and leave their home to find a way to lift his curse.

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A Patchwork Fairy Tale: the one with the veiled seamstress, the cruel nobles, and the jade pendant.

A clever young seamstress goes to work for a lord and lady who have driven six other seamstresses away already, determined to teach them a lesson.

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A small message on what might be to come and a lot of love from your Wednesday storyteller 💜

Feedback and suggestions are always appreciated, send them my way on Tumblr or email me at [email protected].

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A Patchwork Fairy Tale: the one with the wayward fisherman, the caught merrow, and unasked favour.

A young fisherman finds a merrow entangled in his net one day and is given the chance to ask for a single favour.

This fairy tale was turned into an ongoing webcomic, drawn by Débora Cabral! You can read it here.

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