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Fallen Fairytales


Once Upon A Crime | Part 8
“Will that be all, your majesty?” The scribe says after safely tucking the scroll under his arm and securing the pen to his hat. “Yes, I...
Tarayana Greene
Jul 164 min read


Crossroads
The gravel crunched and slid under the weight of the stopping wagon wheel. I turned to look at the path going left of me then the one...
Tarayana Greene
Jul 93 min read


Land
The creak of the wood contracting from the waves downs out the sounds of the miserable crew. Seven months on a leaky ship and we have run...
Tarayana Greene
Mar 125 min read


Moonlight
In a small village, tucked between vast, rolling hills and dense forests, lived a girl named Mika. She had an unwavering passion for...
Tarayana Greene
Feb 53 min read


Forgiveness | Wings
In 1932, at the age of ten, I decided to join the medical field and be a doctor. In 1966, I took the life of my last victim and of a...
Tarayana Greene
Sep 25, 20243 min read


Forgiveness | Gone
Mary should have been home four hours ago. Her father will be home if he isn’t already there, to find his wife missing and his parents...
Tarayana Greene
Sep 18, 20242 min read


Forgiveness | Scales
I want so desperately to weigh my guilt on a scale of punishment; to torment myself, to make my mind unsafe to live. If only I could...
Tarayana Greene
Jul 24, 20245 min read


Forgiveness | Telephone
All I could do was watch, stare, study. The Victorian sat on the corner of a small intersection with sidewalks trimming the edges. The...
Tarayana Greene
Jun 12, 20244 min read


Forgiveness | Glass
Life is fragile. I know this to be true because I have seen so many shatter, and have been the cause of shattering. I watch. I study. I...
Tarayana Greene
Jun 12, 20242 min read


Forgiveness | Cherries
In the early summer month of June, just before the spring weather melted away, the cherry tree in the corner of my yard bore fruit. Small...
Tarayana Greene
May 22, 20242 min read


Forgiveness | Uncle
I had never been called uncle by any other child. My siblings, from the little I can remember of them, had no children. Nor any...
Tarayana Greene
May 8, 20242 min read


Once Upon A Crime | Part 6
What am I going to do? Prince Charming thinks. He has been pacing in his office for the past half hour, drenched in a cold sweat. The air...
Tarayana Greene
Apr 24, 20243 min read


Once Upon A Crime | Part 5
“How can you stand idly by while such injustices prevail?” Sadzi, the former BOF attorney shouts marching down an aisle. She stops in the...
Tarayana Greene
Apr 3, 20243 min read


Once Upon A Crime | Part 4
“Gretel! Gretel, what are you doing?” Charming calls after his sister when she walks off the witness stand. The Royal attorney sits in...
Tarayana Greene
Mar 27, 20243 min read


Once Upon A Crime | Part 3
The attorney’s eyes widen, and she quickly puts the princess’ hood back over her head. “Miss. It’s crazy enough that you are over here,”...
Tarayana Greene
Mar 20, 20244 min read


Once Upon A Crime | Part 2
“It’s monsters like her that are ruining our towns!” “She’s bringing down my property value!” “Kill them! Kill them all!” “Beasts!” There...
Tarayana Greene
Mar 13, 20243 min read


Once Upon A Crime | Part 1
“Once upon a time, a prince saved a princess, and they lived happily ever after. That’s how it’s supposed to go, but for everyone. The...
Tarayana Greene
Mar 6, 20247 min read


Crawford's Curse
It was her father’s will for his youngest daughter to inherit the house. All due to her uncanny resemblance to her grandmother who, along...
Tarayana Greene
Feb 21, 20245 min read


If These Walls Could Talk
If these walls could talk, they would tell you about the things that haunt them every night. Tip toeing feet and malicious intent. Bloody...
Tarayana Greene
Feb 21, 20242 min read


Hazah!
A broken record player echoes. Distant screams of joy and laughter come from beyond. Birds chirping. Traffic slugging on with a choir of...
Tarayana Greene
Feb 18, 20244 min read
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