Tag Archives: fairy tales

Wolf Stories

Posted on April 15, 2021 by whimsygizmo

They’ve gotten a bad rap, really,all that huff-ing and puffing and blowing things down and making little pigs and boys cry, and dressing like grandma and eating people. (Calm down now, it was one person, and after all, she had him seeing Red.)  Whether you’re made of sticks or … Continue reading →

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storm fairy

Posted on September 13, 2017 by whimsygizmo

… so, listen: you’re either well -weathered wit(her), or you’re not. if you’ve caught her ……..(net, pocket, palm) you know the moment -airy calm she brings be fore. her satin ribbon hair’s a syllabic squall wibble-wobbly woven through this sky. … Continue reading →

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Sole

Posted on February 15, 2016 by whimsygizmo

“At every moment of our lives, we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss.” ― Paulo Coelho   .. I’ve never lost a glass slipper, but I have learned to let my hair down. … Continue reading →

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Tiny Beasties

Posted on September 27, 2014 by whimsygizmo

… She’s got a pea-sized trouble stuck in her craw, a bee ………………………..in her bonnet and a con -science that just ………………won’t quit. She is still waiting ………………….on her wings. No one told her ……these things (butterflies, June bugs, fairies) … Continue reading →

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Kissing Frogs

Posted on September 21, 2014 by whimsygizmo

Artist: Charles Burchfield   ………………………………..Consider the lily pad, mad in its moonly spill, filled with reflection and promise. Consider ………….the crane, deigning to touch down to earth when sky beckons. Con ……………………-sider the creature of habit: beating heart, rib ……………-biting … Continue reading →

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In Her Hollow

Posted on September 19, 2014 by whimsygizmo

….. See that forest, and those trees surrounding? They’re drowning in their own un -sea. Magic her a tiny cottage with no wailings, a trail of breadcrumbs she can bake into something with a thicker crust. Pull the ivy closer, … Continue reading →

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Spin

Posted on September 18, 2014 by whimsygizmo

Counter -clockwise is best, against the grain, across axis and all the other false-drawn lines in between. Put on your best blush -colored shades (future’s so bright you gotta), and your Cheshire Cat grin. Drink deep of joy, Love. You’re … Continue reading →

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Rapunzel

Posted on August 7, 2014 by whimsygizmo

…. Life can be a let down, girl,        ……(hair, dreams, all) no matter how tall your tower. Don’t offer yourself as a ladder to any man just because he calls, until he’s braided his own story through your strands. You’re … Continue reading →

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