Splickety HAVOK: Fairy Tales Unfettered

April 2016 issue

From the April 2016 issue of Splickety Havok:

Everyone loves a good Fairytale. Most of us grew up hearing them as bedtime stories, and now they’re back, better than ever, in movies and TV and books. And this issue of Havok is on board with that.

From the Old World to the New, from classics reworked to originals, Fairytales: Unfettered does not disappoint. There are stories that will make you shudder, stories that will make you smile, and everything in between, so curl up somewhere comfy and get ready to lose yourself in a world of magic where dreams come true... but sometimes they kill you.

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For those who aren't familiar with Splickety, it is a flash fiction magazine (also available digitally), full of short stories 1,000 words long or less. Each issue is on a specific theme, and stories can be submitted by anyone and are hand-picked by the editors.

"Twelve Dancing Co-eds," a Roaring Twenties retelling of the classic fairy tale "Twelve Dancing Princesses," was my first story ever published with Splickety, in what I think is one of the most fun themes they have ever done (but then, I love fairy tales). My favorite story in the issue is the 100-word "Diamond Cabbages," by Nemma Wollenfang. She has created one of the funniest--and shortest--stories I've ever read.