'Twas a Dark and Stormy night...

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So, I have signed up for dark_fest, and here are the prompts I'm going to write:

Any fairy tale, Prince Charming/any, all those tales where Prince Charming rescues the princess? All different pincesses; all the same prince.

The Hunger Games, Katniss/Peeta, Katniss refuses to have kids, Peeta really, really, wants one.

This is what I need your help with:

If you've read The Hunger Games, do you think they'd have birth control? What sort?

As for the first prompt, a POLL:

[Poll #1675870]

Basically: campaign for your favorite princesses. I'm wondering which ones I should include. If you can make a case for why a non-traditional fairy tale princess should be included, I am all ears.

Also: I'm thinking of writing the fairy tale fic in verse. Is that a bad idea? :/


(Pardon me a moment while I pitch a fit. FLIPPING SNOW STORM! I was going to see the Decemberists tomorrow night, and now I'm not. The show has been POSTPONED. For when, you say? FOR WHEN? April 22nd. THE DAY I AM SEEING THE PIXIES. Mother F'er.)

Comments

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Do you have different answers for classic fairy tale princesses? (Personally, I like the traditional Little Mermaid better than the Disneyfied one...so much more noble and tragic!)

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Oh yes, actual fairy tales vary.

I really like the Swan princess because she defies her parents to break the curse put on her brothers.

The Little Mermaid is definitely way more tragic and heroic and breaks my heart.

I adore the original Beauty and the Beast, Snow White Rose Red, The Princess on the Hill, geesh... I could go on.

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I'm a huge fairy tale fan--I have bound copies of both Grimm's Fairy Tales and Hans Christian Andersen's collected works. There's just something about a fairy tale that cuts right to the heart of you...

I also have several books of 'updated fairy tales' that really bring their dark undertones to the forefront. Love it!