Excavating the Archives: The Princess In The Library

Posted on April 23, 2021 by sammicoxwriter

Once upon a time, in a land not-so-far away, there lived a princess. Well, no. She wasn’t a princess.

She was a librarian.

But, she felt like a princess, because she spent most of her time in a castle, by which she meant “library”.

And every day, the Prince – who wasn’t really a prince but an English Professor – would come to the library on his lunch break. They would smile shyly at one another, but never talk.

One day, that changed.

‘Come fair maiden, take my hand,’ he whispered. ‘Let me show you a world beyond these shelves…’

This was originally posted on this site in September 2016. You can find it here.

A Witch’s Heart

Posted on August 22, 2017 by sammicoxwriter

I’m excited to announce that Fantasia Divinity have included another of my short stories in one of their anthologies. The Evil Within, is a fairy tale collection where the stories are told from an unusual perspective…that of the villain.

Description from Goodreads

Everyone knows of the Evil Queen who cursed Snow White with an apple, of the Sea Witch who offered an impossible bargain to a little mermaid, of Mother Gothel who locked Rapunzel in a secret tower, and of the wolf who tried to eat a little girl in a red hood, but no one knows why. What secrets lie in these notorious villains’ past that drove them to commit the atrocities we know so well?

Featuring 12 stories inspired by the villains from classic fairy tales and folklore, this anthology delves into the evil hiding within the stories we love.

Including stories inspired by Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid, Snow White, Rumpelstiltskin and more!

A Witch’s Heart

My story in the anthology is A Witch’s Heart, inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Wild Swans”, and tells the tale of what occurred in the evil stepmother’s past that would make her want to turn her husband’s children into swans.

Links

Amazon UK | Amazon US | Goodreads

The Gift of Three Spells

Posted on July 5, 2017 by sammicoxwriter

I am so pleased to announce that I have had a short story included in one of the recent anthology releases by Fantasia Divinity. The anthology, Distressing Damsels, is a fairy tale collection, but the stories all have a twist…

Description from Amazon

Everyone knows that the hero always saves the damsel in distress. Well, it’s time for that to change! These distressing damsels don’t need a hero, they can save themselves!

Featuring 20 stories inspired by classic fairy tales, this anthology shows that not every damsel needs a prince in shining armor to rescue her. Including stories inspired by Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Thumbelina, Snow White, The Little Match Girl, Puss in Boots and more!

The Gift of Three Spells

My story is The Gift of Three Spells and is inspired by Sleeping Beauty. It tells of Princess Elysande, who is cursed as a child by an evil fairy, but is given The Gift of Three Spells by a kind fairy to help counter it. However, there is only so much fairy magic can do. If Elysande is to break the curse, she is going to need to save herself.

Links

Amazon UK | Amazon US | Goodreads

The Princess in the Library

Posted on September 27, 2016 by sammicoxwriter