Tales from a Broken Mirror
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Last published Tue, Mar 19, 2024
The land of Sarena is populated by many familiar faces from the classic fairy tales like those of the Brothers Grimm. Yet, here they seem to play out a little differently...
Prince Charming isn't so charming after all. Beauty seems like the real beast of the story. The magic mirror is just a piece of broken glass. And all those princesses? Well, they just wanted a night off.
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A collection of fairy tale retellings, broken down into parts, plus a few original ones by me.
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