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WRIGHTALES Fairy Tales for Grown Ups by Lisa Wright
Fantasy
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Wrightales are original fairy tales for grownups who have never quite grown up written and read by Lisa Wright. Though they follow the conventions of traditional tales, they have more humor than the Brothers Grimm, fewer princesses than Disney, and a lot less gore than Angela Carter. Wrightales take on eternal conundrums like: how to avoid ending up in the middle of nowhere, discovering the Secret to Happiness, and the search for a life that doesn’t involve goats.
They take a whimsical, once-upon-a-time view of life’s quandaries and travails. The search for happiness and fulfillment is explored with humor and imagination. There are wizards and dragons, wild geese and small white dogs, magic and trickery, and all varieties of love. This collection brings together nine fairy tales in 16 chapters. All but one of the stories are complete in one or 2 episodes.
The fairy tale tradition is alive and well and not just for kids, though kids are welcome, too.
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Chapters
| Title | Description | Date Created |
| Episode One (26.81 MB) | The Heart of the MatterCThe story of a dream deferred but not forgotten. In classic fairy tale fashion, it tells of a girl who wants to fly, a dragon who has fallen, a wizard who is less than helpful, and hope from an unexpected quarter. Complete in one episode. | Aug 3, 2007 |
| Episode Two (20.24 MB) | Slightly West of Nowhere: Part One of Two--AChoices must be made as they appear, or quick as a sneeze they are gone. Gileal fails to heed her brother's warning. She wanders the roads until she stumbles dangerously close to Nowhere. | Aug 3, 2007 |
| Episode Three (21.92 MB) | Slightly West of Nowhere: Part Two of TwoBGileal and Rein barely escaped from the Nowhere men, but now they face even greater dangers as they search for their place in the world. | Aug 3, 2007 |
| Episode Four (26.65 MB) | Farther Than the Eye Can SeeBParsien is literally torn in two between finishing her apprenticeship and following her soul across the river to the exotic country on the far side. Complete in one episode. | Aug 3, 2007 |
| Episode Five (20.69 MB) | In the Forest of the Wild Boar: Part One of TwoBAn act of generosity leads to a loss that sinks a village into a joyless existence until an unlikely heroine discovers a key in the forest of the wild boar. | Aug 3, 2007 |
| Episode Six (20.74 MB) | In the Forest of the Wild Boar: Part Two of TwoBParsien must overcome more than her fear of the wild boar to use the key she discovered. | Aug 3, 2007 |
| EPISODE SEVEN (23.94 MB) | Wild Goose Chase: Part One of Two -- Tib tries to ride a wild goose to the Gates of Hope, but ends up lost in a forest instead. | Aug 21, 2007 |
| EPISODE EIGHT (25.26 MB) | Part Two of Two -- The night passed as winter does: slowly, grudgingly. Tib refuses to give up her quest despite myriad dangers. | Aug 21, 2007 |
| Picking Up the Pieces (16.84 MB) | Part 1 of 2: In a country where stories are as important as crops, a disgraced wizard wreaks havoc when he discovers a way to steal words. | Sep 10, 2007 |
| EPISODE TEN - Picking Up the Pieces: Part Two of Two (18.09 MB) | The wizard’s thefts have left the kingdom storyless as the great competition approaches. Who can stop him from winning if the stories have all been broken? | Sep 17, 2007 |
| Chapter 11: Tears of the Sun (25.84 MB) | A solstice story to chase the dark away. What happens when a community is besieged by a darkness that can swallow a cottage whole? | Oct 16, 2007 |
| Chapter 12: The Accidental Sage (19.44 MB) | The story of a man who has no talent for happiness. He travels to the ends of the world to discover what has eluded him. But he must contend with others even more desperate for the Secret of Happiness than himself. | Oct 24, 2007 |
| Chapter 13: Between the Darkness and the Dawn: Episode One of Four (19.55 MB) | Young Armonk takes to the road as apprentice to the Storyteller, Lutan, but life on the road is not easy and Armonk becomes disenchanted. | Nov 15, 2007 |
| Chapter 14: Between the Darkness and the Dawn: Part Two of Four (18.59 MB) | Armonk begins to understand the power of stories for good and ill. He and Lutan gain an unwanted companion. | Dec 9, 2007 |
| Chapter 15: Between the Darkness and the Dawn: Part Three of Four (20.41 MB) | Armonk makes a strange discovery and has a falling out with his companions. | Dec 9, 2007 |
| Chapter 16: Between the Darkness and the Dawn: Part Four of Four (28.9 MB) | The exciting conclusion in which Armonk must face the consequences of his decisions. | Dec 9, 2007 |
