Waking Up (flash fiction)

~ joanne the geek
The Sleeping Beauty by John Collier

Waking Up

They cut through the hedge of thorns and found a castle full of sleeping figures. They walked up the stairs. There the Princess lay on her bed sleeping soundly. The figure closed in, kissing her on the lips. The spell broken, the Princess abruptly woke up and saw them standing over her.

“I thought a prince was meant to wake me.” She said wide-eyed.

“My brother is away, so I thought I would take care of this.”

“I’ve never been kissed by another girl before.” The Princess stated.

“Is it okay?” The Princess pulled her closer. They kissed again.

Joanne Fisher

This was written with the prompt of using a substitution (bonus points for a fairy tale) provided by Carrot Ranch’s February 4 Flash Fiction Challenge.

Sleeping Beauty is a problematic tale for some, but this was the first thought I had when I saw the prompt. I hope I made it a bit better…

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©️2021 Joanne Fisher

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Published by joanne the geek

I live in Christchurch, New Zealand. My interests include writing, film, music, art, books, and pursuing my geek interests such as Star Wars, and Magic the Gathering.

17 thoughts on “Waking Up (flash fiction)”

  5. Hey, Joanne. I’m sorry you’ve been feeling miffed by readers. I went through that as well. I think the only thing that changed is I’m ridiculously busy in life. πŸ™‚ Many of us still like reading your work and it’s not because we don’t like you or what you write; I promise.

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