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Day: July 7, 2007

your input or else

your input or else

i’ve narrowed it down to 4 fairy tales to rewrite for NANOWRIMO.
1) rapunzel. long-haired maiden is stuck in a tower until prince rescues her.
2) rumplestiltskin. little elf dude helps out damsel in distress in return for her first-born unless she guesses his name by the prescribed time.
3) 12 dancing princesses. i really like this one. a stranger is boarded at a king’s palace and solves the mystery of why the princess’ shoes are worn through each morning. go read a short version.
4) donkeyskin (rewritten by R.M. as deerskin). the original fairy tale is a lot different from what robin mckinley wrote, so it has a lot of leeway. a princess tries to get out of an arranged marriage and ends of disguising herself as a hag, and falling for the prince of the far-off land she escaped to.read.
of course, rewritten, i may have to get rid of the whole “damsel in distress” issue in whichever i choose, but that’s to be expected!
so, vote!

lame!

lame!

you know, besides going swimming at st john’s with jane, the fourth was kinda lame. the big st.joe fourth fest that everyone makes a big deal out if is NOT a big deal. sheesh. NO MINIDONUTS!! next year it’s spicer or mandan. enough dinking around in st cloud.