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Kim Williams, M.Div.'s avatar

What a delightful beginning.

Anna McKenzie's avatar

Thank you so much, Kim!!

IanD.M.Taniels|Writer&Curator's avatar

Welcome to Serials of The Week #20!

IanD.M.Taniels|Writer&Curator's avatar

my pleasure!

Dear Clary's avatar

By reading Chapter 1, this story is intriguing. I will continue reading, hopefully everyday.

Anna McKenzie's avatar

Thank you!! I hope you enjoy it!

Belle Brooke's avatar

Ooh! I’ve been looking for a serialized fiction and I’m so glad to have found it through you!

Anna McKenzie's avatar

So happy to hear that! Please enjoy!!

The Mythic Poet's avatar

Really like this, I'll be reading more!

Anna McKenzie's avatar

Thank you!! Happy to hear it!

L. J. Long's avatar

YESSS! Clean fairy tale serial fiction?? I'm in!!!

Alison Fox's avatar

I really enjoyed this! Will be reading more!

Anna McKenzie's avatar

Thank you so much, Alison! I appreciate it!

MC Draganowski's avatar

Ooh a serial lucky meeee

Anna McKenzie's avatar

Haha, I hope you enjoy it!!

Becky Little's avatar

Oh my! Awesome hook!!

Anna McKenzie's avatar

Thank you Becky! Sorry I missed your comment until now. Thanks for reading!

Hunter M. Charneski's avatar

Leaving me with ‘it was all my fault’ —- agh!!!!!!! I want more!

Anna McKenzie's avatar

Haha, keep going, Hunter!! :)

Dead Man Writing's avatar

“It was all my fault.” Oooo, love it, will continue reading your other posts as time permits.

Anna McKenzie's avatar

Awesome! :) Thank you for reading!!

Anoushka's avatar

I love this!!! I'm feeling so lucky I stumbled upon your story because it's been a couple paragraphs and I'm already so invested? Your writing is amazing and it reads like a fairytale. I can't wait to see where the story goes!!!

Anna McKenzie's avatar

Thank you so much!! That means a lot! I hope you enjoy the journey! :)

Anne-Marie Hubert's avatar

Very interesting beginning. Enjoyed the writing a lot!

Anna McKenzie's avatar

Thank you so much, Anne-Marie!!

Rian Greeff's avatar

Her name is not Rumpelstiltskinina by any chance, is it?

Anna McKenzie's avatar

Haha it isn’t, but that’s a great guess!

Joseph Brink's avatar

This is so intriguing! Wow, what an opener to a story. Love all the vibes!

Anna McKenzie's avatar

I’m so glad you like it, Joseph! Thanks for reading!!

[ 2D ]'s avatar

Oh, I’ll babble at you to no end—so no need to thank me! :D

It’s cool that you’re open to both sides of that tension—wanting to keep the emotional truth intact while also listening for where a reader might drift. If you figure it out, let me know. That balance is so hard to strike without losing the soul of it.

But I like the vibe so far!

And yeah… grief can be strangely unifying. I feel it. I’m really curious to see how the “curse” grows from here.

I’ll be catching up slowly, but I’m all in.

Anna McKenzie's avatar

I will certainly let you know. So very true - grief is common to all of us. Connecting on matters like that can be very powerful - and hopefully healing. Thanks so much again… hope you enjoy the journey!