Art by John H. Dromey
Fairy Tale Fallout by John H. Dromey
a
stroke of bad luck
Rapunzel’s
tennis elbow
from
brushing her hair
gingerbread-house
witch
clue
to her bad intentions
her
Grimm expression
wannabe
princes
kiss
Snow White in cryo sleep
lots
of frostbit lips
ominous
plot twist
Goldilocks
and three zombies
her
brain is just right
Lil’
Red Riding Hood
meets
a wolf in sleep’s clothing
her
grandma’s nightgown
through
the looking glass
Alice
is a glass slipper
adventures
await
role
of frog prince when
princess
withholds lip service
a
palace toady
not
very charming
her
night in shining armor
for
a lazy prince
a
scaled-down version
Little
Mermaid is shorter
when
she’s not part fish
Sleeping
Beauty
face
covered with a mud mask
prince walks right on by
John H.
Dromey was born in northeast Missouri. He enjoys reading—mysteries in
particular—and writing in a variety of genres. His short fiction has appeared
in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Flame Tree Fiction Newsletter,
Gumshoe Review, Mystery Magazine, Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine, and
elsewhere, as well as in numerous anthologies. He’s had poems in Star*Line,
Eye to the Telescope, Scifaikuest, Jupiter’s
Eye, Five Fleas Itchy Poetry, 5-7-5 Haiku Journal, View From Atlantis, The
Lothlorien Poetry Journal (April 16, 2024), and the Dwarf Stars 2022
anthology.
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