This was birthed from a fairytale retelling workshop I attended. Organized by the brilliant Saraswathi Sukumar, it prompted writers to rethink Cinderella and the story’s held beliefs. Golden glimmering, shimmering shoes. Pointed slippers of gems, of stone, of priceless minerals. Nothing compares to their shine, their alluring aura of prestige.
Anna - this is simply beautiful! Teared up towards the end. It is haunting and powerful - particularly that final paragraph, which I can’t stop re-reading.
Love the way you have drawn from the Grimm version - bringing in her German name. You’ve built this whole world and atmosphere, weaving words together beautifully and poetically. I get a sense of Tolkien when I read this. Anna, I think you have the beginnings of a novel here, if you wanted to develop this further. Keep going, keep writing and I can’t wait to read more of your work!
Anna - this is simply beautiful! Teared up towards the end. It is haunting and powerful - particularly that final paragraph, which I can’t stop re-reading.
Love the way you have drawn from the Grimm version - bringing in her German name. You’ve built this whole world and atmosphere, weaving words together beautifully and poetically. I get a sense of Tolkien when I read this. Anna, I think you have the beginnings of a novel here, if you wanted to develop this further. Keep going, keep writing and I can’t wait to read more of your work!
Sara