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Winter 2023 Issue

Page 10

The Many Intricacies of Fairy Tales and Fire Kaylin (a lover, loved)

The clock strikes twelve, and the fairy tale turns to ashes. Its burning ablaze, perhaps a nasty metaphor for something you could likely imagine on your own — that they’re just that. Tales, fiction, fake. A fallacy for someone else’s mind, rather than your own. But is it really just as simple as that? Or is that how we make it to be, our own frankenstein? A good question. One we fail to always answer — and when we do, to answer truthfully. Funny how that works, isn’t it? A conundrum, entirely dull in prosaic prose suited for pretty ears and even prettier mouths. As if we paint them an ugly shade every time we lie.

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As if it’s something vile, or downright dreadful, a violent wish to know.


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