My short stories reflect an interest in writing fairy tales and folk tales for adults and older children.
The Fisherman's Daughter (1997-00)
tells the story of a young woman who falls in love with a prince.
To learn how to win his heart she becomes apprentice to a famous
wizard, but the wizard has intentions of his own. To learn his
secrets she must perform three tasks, each of which seems impossible.
If she succeeds the wizard will tell her how to win the prince.
If she fails, she must stay with the wizard in the castle. As
she sets about her tasks, not everything unfolds as the wizard
had imagined. This story could be made as an animated feature
film in the Disney tradition or as a live action feature film
with special effects.
Little Red Riding Hood (1995)
is a comic treatment of a familiar tale told with a certain sympathetic
bias towards the wolf. This story is suitable for a comic animated
short film.
The Princess in the Tower
(1990) is an original work which I later transformed into a play. Set during the crusades, it describes
one knight's attempt to lay seige to an enchanted castle using
charm rather than violence. A battle of wits ensues.
Gregorin and the Three Witches
(1984) is a story about a lonely dragon who meets three witches.
They appear to be friendly but all is not as it seems. . .
The book of my collected
fiction was published in 2003.
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