Category Archives: fairy tales

Rapunzel Inspired Paranormal Short Story

♦ July 31, 2019 ♦ Leave a comment


Poppi by Dorlana Vann The hillside mansion was huge, old, and cold and spotless. As soon as Riley stepped inside his childhood home, he felt uneasy. Even though he’d visited many times since he had lived there, it seemed different now, even more eerie than when Mother Gothel was alive. Lola, his ex-wife, walked in …

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Inspired Poem

♦ March 29, 2019 ♦ Leave a comment


  Bashful by Dorlana Vann When I saw her stretched across the tidy beds, love’s potent sword struck my heart before I knew who this lovely stranger was or one word said. But I remained silent, as I always do. With one bite, she fell ill on that dreadful day. In a glass coffin, it …

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Cinderella Inspired Paranormal Short Story

♦ March 16, 2019 ♦ Leave a comment


Midnight by Dorlana Vann   “All black doesn’t suit you,” Dominick said. “I think you should choose softer more delicate colors.” “Delicate?” I said. “Seriously, do I look delicate?” He grinned like he had me all figured out. “Tuh … You are such an idiot.” When I spun to leave his presence, he grabbed hold …

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Silverweed: a supernatural fairy tale

♦ August 27, 2018 ♦ Leave a comment


Silverweed has had a make-over! Revisions, a new cover, & a paperback bonus:  8 fairy tale inspired supernatural short stories! Available only on Amazon. Read for Free with Kindle Unlimited! In this Little-Red-Riding-Hood-inspired paranormal fairy tale, the roles of prey and predator are blurred. Seventeen-year-old Aiden Young travels to Indiana for his aunt’s funeral, where his …

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Midsummer Nights Dream + Witches = Dream Spell Poem

♦ June 29, 2017 ♦ Leave a comment


Dream Spell by Dorlana Vann (Inspired by Midsummer Nights Dream)   She never knew where she’d go when she closed her eyes Her deep dreams bewitched, and her sleeping soul stolen Always to follow her love through tomorrow’s skies Cursed by her own craft, ties deliberately woven.   “I place this herb where I have …

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Fairy Tale Motifs Revisited

♦ April 12, 2017 ♦ 4 Comments


Recently, I was looking up the classic telling (1756) of “Beauty and the Beast” by Jeanne Marie Le Prince de Beaumont and one of the things that I found interesting was that it was classified as type 425C, which is Search for a lost husband  in Aarne-Thompson – Types of the Folk Tale. It reminded me of an article I had written …

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Free: Supernatural Fairy Tales

♦ March 21, 2017 ♦ Leave a comment


Free Kindle download of Supernatural Fairy Tales today through March 25, 2017. Supernatural Fairy Tales is my collection of 9 paranormal short stories all inspired by fairy tales. If You Feed a Wolf – Inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. The Vampire’s New Suit – The Emperor’s New Clothes … but with Vampires. Blueberry Eyes – …

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