Author:
Alex McGilvery has been reading since before he can remember, and writing almost that long. He has published 18 books and is author and editor at his imprint Celticfrog Publishing. He lives in Kamloops with his dog and the stories clawing their way out of his head.

The Frog Prince, Snow White, Cinderella, everyone is familiar with these stories, but not the way they are told in this collection. What if the Frog Prince was really only a frog? Would it be so bad if Cinderella stayed past midnight? Snow White is staying in the woods with the dwarves, but these aren’t her grandmother’s dwarves. Read these tales and more.

Tales of Light and Dark

The Queen wanted Snow White dead, and Snow White didn't blame her. But she wasn't going to lie down and die for anyone. She wasn't enjoying her life much, but she wasn't ready to give it up just yet.


"Are you sure you'll be alright?" Chubby looked up at Snow White. "I'll stay here and take care of you while the others go to town."


"Sure," said Handy, "and we all know what you'll be about while we're gone." He glowered at the other four little men. "We all go. She'll be just fine." He looked up at her through his eyebrows. Snow White nodded and that was that. The little men clambered up on the wagon, and their one wretched mule pulled them away down the trail away from the cottage. Snow White watched long enough to be sure that they were gone. She could count on their jealously to keep them all together to town and back.


Snow White heated the water and luxuriated in the first long, private bath in months. She almost wished the huntsman would come by.


Chapter 18: The End of Snow White, Part 2