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Fiction by Tessa: "Thirteen Mattresses"

Aug 02, 2010 12:20

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fairy tale, common prompt, fiction by tessa

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gracious_anne August 2 2010, 17:35:03 UTC

I really love this. I've never really understood the original fairytale or liked it that much compared to others, but this great. It makes sense now! And with so few words. And it's backwards (forwards?) which makes it even more interesting.

"Three times three is a most powerful number, infinite in its magical potential, an everlasting loop."

I love that line the most.

tessagratton August 3 2010, 16:49:22 UTC

I've never been a fan of the original tale either. I was in a musical version in high school and... it didn't get any better. Haha.

So of course when I don't like something I add blood and/or bones! Hee hee. and experiment with timeline. :D

Thanks!

spiffiechickie August 2 2010, 18:07:07 UTC

i love this so hard. what a great & much more interesting twist on the story.

tessagratton August 3 2010, 16:50:04 UTC

Thank you! Skulls are WAY better than peas... hehehehe

blythe025 August 2 2010, 19:02:23 UTC

Simply beautiful.

tessagratton August 3 2010, 16:50:15 UTC

Why thank you.

a_hoffman79 August 2 2010, 20:09:59 UTC

Apparently you and I lurves the murder angle on this prompt. Of course, your piece was fantastic and developed (and mine was not), but I'm amused by the similar theme between what you wrote and what I did for the contest entry last week. :)

Also, congrats on finishing your draft! (As seen in your blog post elsewhere.) Whoohoo!

tessagratton August 3 2010, 16:54:00 UTC

Hahaha, I haven't read back through the entries yet! Looking forward to it.

Murder makes everything better. :D

a_hoffman79 August 3 2010, 20:28:50 UTC

"Murder makes everything better." = Unlikely new slogan for crime/detective units everywhere. ;)

claire8sterling August 2 2010, 21:25:21 UTC

Wow. This is good. This is wow. I think, how can this have murder in it? It's the princess and the pea. But somehow, this just...works. It's a darker version without it feeling too dark.

tessagratton August 3 2010, 16:54:26 UTC

Why thank you. I suspect I could fit murder into just about any story. :D

claire8sterling August 3 2010, 17:05:08 UTC

And judging from your previous stories, you didn't have to say that. I suspected that you could before this story. I think that I momentarily forgot that this was your story. :)

tessagratton August 3 2010, 17:07:53 UTC

Hahaha - it IS a habit of mine...