The casual tone of speech of the girl is fantastic, irreverent but not dismissive. So well crafted! And “dibs on the eyeballs” works in so many ways I’m going to use it daily!
That was marvelous! Thank you! I grew up with a great fondness for folklore so I recognized the likely stories...and I'm so glad you freed her! Go curator! Go blue-legged girl! How utterly delightful.
Amazing story, and hopeful to hear that the right person comes st the right time for what we need to get us out of the frying pan and into the fire, and moving to something... other.
“It’s like the whole world is an evil stepmother…” IS SUCH A GREAT LINE! What a fairy tale for our times!
We could, in fact, do with a curator of our own.
A good balm for this moment, thank you!
Delightful! Wonderful rhythmic storytelling, and not a wasted word.
Thank you so much!
This picked my mood up off the ground and gave me ideas & peace, & glee, too. And thanks to Ellen Kushner for directing me here!
Aw...I'm really glad to hear it. All our moods have been on the ground a lot lately.
The casual tone of speech of the girl is fantastic, irreverent but not dismissive. So well crafted! And “dibs on the eyeballs” works in so many ways I’m going to use it daily!
I'm often tempted to use it in casual conversation.
That was marvelous! Thank you! I grew up with a great fondness for folklore so I recognized the likely stories...and I'm so glad you freed her! Go curator! Go blue-legged girl! How utterly delightful.
I'm glad you enjoyed it and recognised the references!
A beautiful story!...and inspiring! I've always loved magical tales. I think I'll give it a try....
Thank you!
Wow. I devoured this one! Fantastic writing.
Thank you!
A wonderful spin on the old rules.
Thanks!
Wow! What a brilliant and beautiful tale! I love how the old tales and tropes were woven in so perfectly. Storytelling at its best!
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Sneaking all the references and motifs in there was fun.
Such a brilliant story!!!! Thank you.
You're welcome!
Amazing story, and hopeful to hear that the right person comes st the right time for what we need to get us out of the frying pan and into the fire, and moving to something... other.
Come the moment, come the subterranean spider witch and the superpowered teen.
I'm so glad the curator is out here now!
We could use her help, to be honest.