Author Archive: Dorlana Vann
Phone Calls and Dwarfs – A Snow White Inspired Short Story
Phone Calls and Dwarfs was my first fairy tale inspired short story. It if funny to read it now and see how much technology has changed since 2007. It was inspired by Walt Disney’s film version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. (1937) “Hello,” she answered her phone for the third time since I …
A Big Toe of a Stepsister has been added to the Potion
Hi Friends, Episode 26 (A Big Toe of a Stepsister) of my series Potion: a witchy fairy tale reimagined is now live on Amazon’s kindle Vella. Hold onto your broomstick because all the setup is about to payoff. This episode starts the beginning of lots of upcoming reveals. I really hope you have enjoyed the …
Ghosts + Fairy Tale = Muse (Flash Fiction Thriller)
Museby Dorlana Vann Since Jackson couldn’t channel his frustration onto the blank page, he used his fist to pound it into the desk. “Ahhh,” he cried, swooshing his fountain pen and several loose pieces of writing-paper to the floor. His caged birds squawked with excitement from the sudden movement. Jackson stood up, his breaths labored …
Half of the ingredients have been added to the Potion.
Hi friends, My serialized story, POTION: a witchy fairy tale reimagined, is now at the halfway point. My girls (Marilyn, Snow white, and Wonder Woman) helped me with the final edits of Episode 25: Two ounces of Five-Day Old Confusion Powder, which is now live. I plan on publishing 25 more episodes over the next …
One Golden Slipper has been added to the Potion
Hi Friends, I now have 23 episodes of Potion ready to read. The latest one, One Golden Slipper. Here is what the story is all about: A witchy fairy tale reimagined – Lucas and Melrose survived their not-so-fairy-tale childhood and are now trying to live a normal life. But the teens’ dark past is summoned …
Short Story inspired by Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland.
Nora ran, dodging trees and paying no mind to the twigs that scraped her bare arms and legs from shoulder to thigh. Once in a while, the high afternoon sun shone through the density of the woods, and she knew she had better hurry. When she reached the beach, she admired all her sisters who …
Elemental Witches Inspired Poem
This poem was included in my original manuscript for Potion. However, since I decided to serialized my story on Amazon’s Kindle Vella, it got cut. In the manuscript the poem didn’t need a title but I feel like I do now. But I haven’t been able to come up with a title I like. Since …
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