Patchwork Fairy Tales

A Patchwork Fairy Tale: the one with the dancing, the dressing and the royal assignment.

Two extremely talented sisters are called to the royal court to attend to the Queen's only child and find that even they may not be up to the challenge.

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A Patchwork Fantasy Snippet full of faerie lore and urban fantasy professionalism.

In which a surprised social worker gets a visit from two very enthousiastic fae.

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A Patchwork Fairy Tale: the one with the siblings, the curse, and the salamanders.

A curious young woman sets out to see something of the world, and stumbles upon a lonely creature hidden in a dark lake.

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A Patchwork Fantasy Snippet full of found family and ghosts.

Two long dead best friends find an unusual visitor in their graveyard.

(Content warning for child abandonment, but also child finding.)

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A Patchwork Fairy Tale: the one with the river, the debt, and the sick child.

A woman helps a weakened river sprite and finds that this sprite now considers herself indebted to her until she has repaid the saving of her life.

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A Patchwork Fantasy Snippet full of urban fantasy Greek mythology.

In which an unsuspecting lawyer gets a visit from Hades and Persephone.

Because I think we could all use some extra cheerfulness right now, be safe everyone x

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A Patchwork Fairy Tale: the one with the woods, the roses, and the weeds.

After having eaten a stolen fruit from it when just a child, a young woman feels compelled to sneak into a witch's garden just one more time.

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A Patchwork Fairy Tale: the one with the king, the garden, and the feather cloak.

A greedy king tries to catch the bird that keeps stealing treasures from his royal garden, and ends up capturing a young shape shifter.

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Rule number one: never steal from a faerie... To celebrate the halfway point of this podcast here is a special episode: the first chapter of my urban fantasy book Coffee and Faerie Cakes, which also works as a short one-shot. So come on over to hear about my nonbinary fae running a coffee shop! And you can read the full book for free here! I welcome any feedback, on this special, the fairy tales and the podcast in general! If social media isn't your thing, you can contact me at [email protected]

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A Patchwork Fairy Tale: the one with the ring, the kelpie, and the helpful animals.

A young man grows up with the blessing of the animals that inhabit the beach where he grew up and takes this luck with him on a quest to find the perfect ring to propose to his sweetheart.

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