LittleRedHat

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I have 38 stories published in 4 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 14088 times and 17 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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Hi all! Please, call me Red!

I’m a geeky scribbler with a love of satire, comedy, parody, history and Steampunk/Victoriana. My pronouns are she/her.

Authors I love, and who have been my greatest influences, include Terry Pratchett, H.G. Wells, Jules Verne, Douglas Adams, Sue Townsend, Oscar Wilde, Dante Alighieri, Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm.

I hugely appreciate constructive feedback on all of my work, as well as general polite interaction from readers. It always makes my day. So please, don’t be shy!

Plus, if you do enjoy my work, please consider sharing it!

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My Projects

  • Grimm Truths

Why would anyone want a queen’s first-born baby? What if the Pied Piper went platinum? At their roots, fairy tales are bleak and brutal. Those who wish that their life was more like a fairy tale would be shocked to find, should their wish be granted, that the reality they rejected was nowhere near as bad. Even if things turned out for the best, they’d still have a heck of a hard time getting to their “Happily Ever After”. That’s the case with the characters we hear from in this collection. Through a mixture of poetry and prose - with altered perspectives, settings and contexts - readers will experience new twists and takes on classic tales that are both humorous and moving.

  • The Huxley Letters

A Steampunk romance/adventure story, born out of roleplay letters with a friend. The noble-born Lady Clara Huxley, trapped in a miserable marriage, longs to escape through travel. Through her various voyages on the airship Aurora with her loyal crew, new worlds are opened up to her in more ways than one. However, some things still anchor her to her tragic past.Clara confides in an American acquaintance through a series of letters, detailing both her global travels, and her life’s journey.

  • Other Original Works

A range of miscellaneous poetry, one-off stories and other works are also available for your reading pleasure.

Thank you all for stopping by! Have an amazing day!

My stories

Cherry

The Orange Cup

From 2013. A quickly written (and rather clichéd!) piece, inspired by an online writing prompt "orange cup". A woman is trying to move on with her life following a failed relationship, but an eccentric little piece of kitchenware keeps bringing back unwanted memories... (Image: "mid century modern orange cup" by Mad Mod Smith is licensed with CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ )
Cherry

The Six Little Robots

An older piece from 2014: an attempt at an original fairy tale. (Image: "Robot" by sk8geek is licensed with CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ )

The Monologue of the Evil Minion

(Image from Creative Commons) A monologue originally written in or around 2013. Many super-villains of sci-fi and action films are surrounded by nameless, faceless minions. Here, one of them explains how (s)he got into the evildoer business, and describes a typical day at work.

A Limerick on Loving Yourself

(Image from Creative Commons - in public domain) Recently, I've been reading the brilliant book "Body Positive Power" by Megan Jayne Crabbe. As a result, I felt compelled to write this quick piece about body positivity and self-worth. It was originally for the Limerick channel of one of the many writing-related Discord servers I'm a member of.

Grimm Truths: Grizzly (Script - Two Short Play Scenes)

An old script fragment I wrote some years ago and recently rediscovered - the beginnings of an adaptation of the fairy tale "King Grisly-Beard" (alternatively known as "King Thrushbeard"). Due to its theme, I unofficially include it amongst my Grimm Truths collection. Image from Wikimedia Commons - in public domain

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