A. M. Porter

Just an aspiring author. She/Her.

[A. M. Porter @AMPorter57]

What if the ugly duckling was just that, an ugly duckling. They didn’t grow up to be beautiful but they found others who loved and accepted them anyway. #FairyTaleFlash
(I promise I’m not dissing on the original. This is just an alternate take.)

[A. M. Porter @AMPorter57]

Me: *Sees people joking about their huge pile of unread books.*
Me: I don't think I really have that.
My AO3 Marked for Later: Ahem.
Me: Oh, right. Never mind.

[A. M. Porter @AMPorter57]

The selkie looked around desperately for their skin. They heard a whimper. Confused, they looked behind a rock and found a shivering child wrapped up in their skin. The selkie paused. Well, perhaps, they didn't mind this particular theft. #FairyTaleFlash

[A. M. Porter @AMPorter57]

The tale that the little mermaid would turn to sea foam if she failed was merely a cover story. The real price was to free the witch from her curse by taking her place as the new sea witch, continuing the curse's cycle. #FairyTaleFlash

[A. M. Porter @AMPorter57]

You know what? I've decided that I can be kind and gentle and still curse. They aren't mutually exclusive.

[A. M. Porter @AMPorter57]

"Nevermore!" quoth the raven in distress.
"Evermore!" quoth the crow seeking to be its bride.
#FairyTaleFlash #IKnowItsWeird #ThisIsJustTheFirstThingThatCameToMind

[A. M. Porter @AMPorter57]

"Drink tea made from this herb and you will never feel pain again."
"If there was a magic cure for chronic pain, we'd all be taking it. What's the catch?"
"...It will put you into an eternal slumber."
"...You know what, that's kind of tempting."
#FairyTaleFlash

[A. M. Porter @AMPorter57]

"You stole my child!"
The fairy grinned, showing pointed teeth. "Your child gave me their name willingly, practically begged me to take it. They preferred to be taken by the fae than live as your child any longer."
#FairyTaleFlash

[A. M. Porter @AMPorter57]

"Don't joke about this. It's not funny!"
"I'm not! I may be a trickster, but I know when it is time to be serious."
#FairyTaleFlash

[A. M. Porter @AMPorter57]

"You're searching for a genie to grant a wish? Pathetic. The only way to get what you want is through hard work and determination."
"There is no known cure for my sister's illness. Hard work and determination won't do jack."
#FairyTaleFlash

[A. M. Porter @AMPorter57]

"I'm a magpie."
"Ha, cause you like shiny things, right?"
Subtly, she puts her arm behind her back to hide the sprouting feathers. "Um, yeah. That's totally what I meant."
#FairyTaleFlash

[A. M. Porter @AMPorter57]

The Great Eared Nightjar is a bird in Southeast Asia that looks like a dragon and a bird combined.
#FairyTaleTuesday

[A. M. Porter @AMPorter57]

I always felt bad because I thought I didn't have a desire to learn. Now I realize I just didn't have the desire to learn about facts and how the world works. I have a need to learn people: their culture, how they think and feel. I want to understand.

[A. M. Porter @AMPorter57]

The girl had saved the boy from the ice queen and the mirror shard, but who would save the ice queen?
#FairyTaleFlash

[A. M. Porter @AMPorter57]

That moment when you write an idea in the middle of the night and the next morning you have to check to see if you actually wrote it or if that was just a dream.

[A. M. Porter @AMPorter57]

Oh, wow, this makes me feel better. I'm recovering from a period of life where I crashed majorly and I'm just now easing myself back into writing. I felt bad that I could only write a little each day, but this reassures me that that's ok.

[Neil Gaiman @neilhimself]

I wrote Coraline at 50 words a night.

[A. M. Porter @AMPorter57]

The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come appeared as a spector to Scrooge because it reflected what his current actions would create. But, to those suffering and alone, it appeared as a bright angel to give them hope that future Christmases would be filled with love.
#FairyTaleFlash

[A. M. Porter @AMPorter57]

Yes! And not only lots of small libraries, but small libraries that are given funding and care to match that of the big libraries. Small libraries that have access to the many resources that big libraries get.

[Icona @iconawrites]

Lots of small libraries that serve families with no car, disabled people with limited mobility, and homeless folks who can’t buy a bus ticket will always be more important than even the fanciest high-tech central library.

[Lucidly screaming into the void @Loobyclose]

I was 5 when I found it. Bundled up under the floor. The softest thing I’d ever felt, I wrapped myself in it. When she saw, mama stopped, eyes wide, then tearful. She eased the seal skin from my shoulders. Next morning, she was gone. #fairytaleflash #selkie

[A. M. Porter @AMPorter57]

That moment when you were planning on writing a short epilogue for a fairytale, but now that you’ve looked into the fairytale you find yourself wanting to write a whole retelling and your idea for a short story has turned into an idea for a novel. #writing