A Queen’s Marriage - Part 2
Short Story, Fairy Tale Elizabeth Russell Short Story, Fairy Tale Elizabeth Russell

A Queen’s Marriage - Part 2

Today, she sat upon her throne as upon a rock of refuge in the ocean, assailed by the pounding waves of questions and looks and simpers, and carefully, stoically, she kept her gaze straight ahead, looking neither to the right, nor to the left, nor into the eyes of any person.

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A Queen’s Marriage - Part 1
Short Story, Fairy Tale Elizabeth Russell Short Story, Fairy Tale Elizabeth Russell

A Queen’s Marriage - Part 1

She looked out her window at the courtiers filing past below, two-and-two: the wives flirting with the bachelors, the husbands ignoring their women in favor of business, and all their children neglected at home, and she shuddered. No, it was not to them she wished to show her splendor.

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The Fatigued Bride
Short Story, Fairy Tale Elizabeth Russell Short Story, Fairy Tale Elizabeth Russell

The Fatigued Bride

Once upon a time, Bernadette lived in a hut with her mother, father, six brothers, and two sisters, and in this hut, they play-acted, and sang, and spoke of many truths of religion and philosophy, and all were happy. Then one day, a witch saw their joy, and cast a curse upon them to torment their happiness, and turn all things to bitterness…

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