fairy tale Archives - The MockingOwl Roost

December 22, 2023

Published by Mary Janicke at December 22, 2023

The Princess and the Pain

Something was amiss in the kingdom but she didn’t know what it was or why she felt this way. But there it sat in the back of her head, a tiny pin prick of suspicion. Unlike her mother-in-law, the princess was an orphan so she had no parents to escape to.

September 16, 2022

Alice and Gertrude Go On Holiday - flash fiction - two girls sitting on a tree branch

Published by Sofia Ballesteros at September 16, 2022

(Spanish) Bilingual Flash Fiction: Gertrude and Alice Go On Holiday

Gertrude and Alice were on holiday in Tuscany. They wandered away from their Golden Tour Group and came upon a strange tree with a single red shiny apple on the topmost branch. They each climbed as fast as they could to see who could get to the apple first.