LittleRedHat

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I have 38 stories published in 4 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 14085 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

The Melancholy Ballad of the Clockwork Soldier

(Image: "Clockwork" by William Warby. Found on Flickr via Creative Commons, and used in accordance with Creative Commons Licence Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)). A rather melodramatic ballad inspired by my interest in steampunk, especially various military-style costumes and clockwork prosthetics I've seen in pictures and at events. Contains hints of violence, mentions of horror-related scientific experimentation, and some minor cursing.
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The Person from Porlock

(Image from Wikimedia Commons - in public domain) A quick poem inspired by the famous account of the unknown visitor to the house of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who disrupted the poet while he was writing "Kubla Khan" - which is pictured in the image. There are various theories about "him", but here, I decided to explore what it would be like if the Person interrupted Coleridge on purpose. Maybe "he" just wasn't a poetry fan? Funnily enough, I actually mislaid the notebook I wrote the early lines of this poem in, and had to practically turn my room upside down to find it again. If that isn't karma, I don't know what is.
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Grimm Truths: He Who Pays the Piper...

(Image from Wikimedia Commons - in public domain) A re-imagining of "The Pied Piper of Hamelin", set within the music industry and the world of rock 'n' roll. A small-time band, stuck playing gigs in their local pub, longs for success and to avoid the baliffs. They think their wish has been granted when they meet a young musician with amazing talent. But when this new band member doesn't get the credit he deserves, he takes matters into his own hands... Contains minor hints of violence - not suitable for very young readers.
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Grimm Truths: Job Satisfaction

(Image supplied by admin) A short piece of prose - orignally improvised, written as a monologue script and then converted - that is inspired by fairy tales. A disgruntled Fairy Godmother talks about the little-seen downside of a career in wish-granting. Please note the piece contains some cursing.

Grimm Truths: The Spinner

(Image from Wikimedia Commons - in public domain) A retelling of a certain fairy tale, which I've worked on over several years. An anonymous and disgruntled spinner, living in a self-imposed exile, tells his story: a tale of love, betrayal and vengeance gone wrong.

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