Tag: Fairy Tale

Princess Gertrude the Goat

by Nancy Schoellkopf, posted in Body Image, Coming of Age, Flash Fiction, Magical Realism, Mythology

Written with my Thursday night group with the prompts:  soaking it all up, whose feet would you wash, aren’t you hungry, do not listen to that person, not ready to sleep that sleep, prior work was painting fingernails,  do not believe the news, should, time moving like a wave, the feel of spandex, man orchid, Gertrude the … Continue reading Princess Gertrude the Goat

Bread Cats

by Nancy Schoellkopf, posted in Flash Fiction, Food, Joy, Pets

After midnight the day-old loaves of bread in the bakery turn into slumbering cats. Some are brown and toasty, some white and fragrant, some calico dotted with black, brown and golden patches that used to be raisins, apricots, and berries. They stretch, blinking their golden eyes, then pad down off the discount shelves to chase … Continue reading Bread Cats