Re-telling of African American Fairytale of a young black girl, Suki and a mermaid named Mama Jo on the coast of her home in Beaufort Sea Island, SC after her mother and step father go out of town for the weekend. Follow Suki, Amara and Mama Jo in a series to save their sacred underwater home.

Imagine Rapunzel but in modern freedom instead of isolated forest slavery. Waist-length hair instead of 70 feet. And what if Gothel wasn't the only witch here. Who even is the actual villain.

A space age beauty and the beast retelling with the Greek figures Medusa and Perseus.

A retelling of a fairy tale classic, in which Cinderella decides she doesn't want to be under anyone's control any longer. Her fairy godmother gives her more than just a makeover and ride to the ball. She gives her a more tempting offer that could liberate all who have been used and abused in the ki

This haunting retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairytale "The Little Match Girl" tells the story of the Little Girl who met a tragic end on New Year's Eve and the chilling fates of those who loved her.

A retelling of the classic fairytale story The 12 Dancing Princesses but add dragons, a spy enslaved to a tyrannical king, and a princess with secrets that may just save the kingdom. Trigger warnings: Slight birth trauma mentioned, mention of suicide, and enslavement.

A chilling retelling of the classic fairytale, Goldilocks. I hope you find the story to be "just right."

"As The Red Curtain Closes" is a re-imagining of the popular fairytale known as Little Red Riding Hood. This short story explores the courage and strength of Red, and her will to do anything in her power to protect the ones she loves.

A young fairy teacher falls through a portal while playing with the chimeras ending up at the corporate office of an insurance company.

This is a fairytale retelling short story for the #2022-april-contest.

A boy named Pan is convinced he is not a real boy, as he sees a person with metal skin when he looks in the mirror. Only behaving badly gives him the high he needs to feel human, but his father is convinced that behaving compassionately is the only way for Pan to feel human. Pan abandons his father

A short retelling of the classical fairytale: Puss in Boots. This has a bit of a horror twist, and was written in just under 5 days on and off.

Listen and read along with author Kim Riot on The Reading Riot Podcast: Click episode #13 by going to Anchor.fm/thekimriot Synopsis: Join the quest to save Sleeping Beauty in this fairytale retelling. There are four tasks that stand between the knights of Fairmont and their slumbering princess.

When you come to, the fading light of day hurts your eyes. You blink against the unfamiliar brightness that shines across your upturned face in streaks of orange and yellow. Groggy, you roll your head to one side and focus unsteadily on the trees that line the cracked asphalt beneath your supine for

An adaptation of "Snow White and The Seven Dwarves" written By the Grimm brothers

A futuristic short story sci-fi retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Match Girl. #2022-april-contest

In this retelling of Rumpelstiltskin, a young lady calls on the help of Ramonpali Tangguinto to take away her husband's gold to save her daughter.

This story is a retelling of a Dutch Fairy tale called The Cat and the Cradle (De Kat en de Wieg). It is largely based on another retelling by William Elliot Griffis (1843-1928) with certain elements of the original tale incorporated as well. It's told from the point of view of the midwife, a side

Four girls, four fates. Mersei, Rell, Speck, and Rue are princesses snatched away from their life. What frustrates them the most is that they had been kidnapped at the climax of their stories. Not only had they been snatched off of their lives, but they had also taken away Merida's voice. As if that