![]() ![]() ![]() Self-involved bad guy Gaston is the product of a society that doesn’t make space for vulnerable men. Ursula the sea witch is the jilted lover of King Trident, the victim of a forever-broken heart. The classic Cinderella story becomes an anthem to self-empowerment and an exploration into the challenges of single motherhood. In Fierce Fairytales, Little Red Riding Hood transforms into an Alpha wolf-environmentalist, saving the forest from violent woodcutters. 11 - a collection of poems and flash fiction that take classic fairytales: Cinderella, Snow White, Peter Pan, The Little Mermaid, and more, and turn them completely on their heads. These are the questions that writer and poet Nikita Gill asks in her newest collection, Fierce Fairytales: Poems & Stories to Stir Your Soul, out from Hachette Books on Sept. ![]() ![]() What if Little Red Riding Hood actually became ruler of the wolves, instead of being eaten by one? What if Rapunzel used her braid to climb down the tower herself, instead of lowering it for the prince to rescue her? What if Snow White and Sleeping Beauty woke themselves up? What if Captain Hook wasn’t actually evil, but just heartbroken? What if Lady Tremaine was really just a struggling single mother? What if every fairytale you’ve ever heard has been told to you all wrong? Where are the stories for the wicked girls? ![]()
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