Tales & Fables

Once Upon a Journey – I

A wren, bewitched and exiled by a rejected suitor, returns against impossible odds to attempt the rescue of her imprisoned love–bewitched as a raven.

Once Upon a Journey – II

Twin sons of an aging king and queen face three unknown tests to establish who shall prove worthy of the crown.

Once Upon a Journey – III

A prophesied cataclysm brings not just the upending of mountains, but a great schism in a culture of silence and privilege.

Once Upon a Journey – IV

A young acolyte’s journey to an ancient mystic site is filled with confusion and despair. What is the purpose of his journey? How, with all his flaws, can he hope to fill the measure of his calling?

Once Upon a Journey – V

The only daughter of an elderly king and queen is subjected to a nightly ball by her gregarious, overbearing parents, all in pursuit of the perfect knightly mate. How will quiet Belle survive the nightly balls? And is there such a being as the “perfect” knightly mate?

Once Upon a Journey – VI

In a desert kingdom by the sea, a young girl discovers she must undertake a journey across the barren sands in search of the answer to a mystery.

Once Upon a Journey – VII

The daughter of a widowed king finds herself blending the arrival of a nasty frog in a local swamp with the bedtime tale of a frog prince.

A fable in verse about a brash, young fly and a shrewd, old spider.

Come listen to this tale (almost of woe)
Of a young fly’s misadventure,
just a short time ago.