Captain Fantastic
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since: 11-11-04, id: 702924, Profile Updated: 04-13-13
country: USA
Author has written 14 stories for Fairy Tales.

The pen name-

Captain Fantastic, raised and regimented, hardly a hero.

Just someone [her] mother might know.

Very clearly a case for corn flakes and classics,

two teas, both with sugar, please.

In the back of an alley.

(We've thrown in the towel too many times/ out for the count and when we're down/ Captain Fantastic...from the end of the world to your town.)

-"Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy," Elton John


The writing-

Current beast: Spindle

Recent victory: The Piper

Author's picks: The Piper, The Devil at the Crossroads, Iron

Readers' pick: Arranged. For reasons I can't fathom.


Read of the month:

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1. Spindle » reviews
The royal family of the city-state of Spindle prides itself on producing impeccable rulers. Scandal-free for three centuries—after all, it's not as if they are English or, heaven forbid, French. But what are the punctilious monarchs to do when an irate Witch with a penchant for irony curses their only daughter?
Fairy Tales - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 2 - Words: 2,972 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 3-11-13 - Published: 2-2-13
2. The Piper » reviews
A tale of a shop with a dragon-green door, a city overrun with rats, and a debt that must be paid. (The Pied Piper, revisited.) Second draft is uploaded.
Fairy Tales - Rated: T - English - Fantasy/Tragedy - Chapters: 8 - Words: 11,897 - Reviews: 56 - Updated: 1-31-13 - Published: 12-7-12 - Complete
3. What the River Stole reviews
Has been taken down for editing. In its place is a vignette about two fan favorites. Read Author's Note for more information.
Fairy Tales - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,332 - Reviews: 327 - Updated: 10-20-12 - Published: 6-11-11 - Complete
4. The Devil at the Crossroads reviews
A daughter might have use for hands, and what would the Devil want with an apple tree? The Girl Without Hands. One-shot.
Fairy Tales - Rated: T - English - Supernatural/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,807 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 12-4-11 - Complete
5. Iron reviews
"Hard girls iron girls strong girls wise girls. You were too many for me." One-shot, prose-poetry, dark and slightly twisted. A birthday present for slipshod.
Fairy Tales - Rated: T - English - Poetry/Fantasy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,335 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 10-11-11 - Complete
6. Madman reviews
Jack and the beanstalk, in a vague poetic sense. One-shot.
Fairy Tales - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,349 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 7-10-11 - Complete
7. The Grimmoire » reviews
"So you spend your whole life giving these people their happily ever after, but when do you get yours?"...A novella about hope, disillusionment, and the happy endings for which we are all so desperate.
Fairy Tales - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 11 - Words: 27,359 - Reviews: 38 - Published: 9-28-09 - Complete
8. Arranged: The Supplementary Tales » reviews
These are supplements to my completed story Arranged. They will be posted sporadically and in no particular order. Enjoy.
Fairy Tales - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 5 - Words: 11,867 - Reviews: 50 - Updated: 7-10-09 - Published: 4-17-09
9. Arranged » reviews
It's the tale of two people who almost get married but don't, and how they proceed to slaughter the fairy tale norm with adventures including, but not limited to: greedy kings, deserts, ships, dragons, strange cats, and this girl who talks to herself.
Fairy Tales - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 55 - Words: 186,176 - Reviews: 403 - Updated: 4-15-09 - Published: 12-3-07 - Complete
10. Little Red Lie » reviews
COMPLETE. I dropped out of college the day my grandmother was diagnosed with cancer. I had to; there was no one else to take care of her...A novella about truth, lies, and the wolf at the door.
Fairy Tales - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Humor - Chapters: 11 - Words: 18,947 - Reviews: 50 - Updated: 1-30-09 - Published: 2-7-08 - Complete
11. Fighting the Darkness reviews
They think I'm crazy, but I know that's not true. -Just a very short one-shot that's been floating around in my head, so I finally wrote it.
Fairy Tales - Rated: K - English - Suspense - Chapters: 1 - Words: 893 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 8-30-08 - Complete
12. Underprivileged Racehorses reviews
This is a post-modern short story I wrote using the characters of some of my reviewers. It's a comedy about three females, one reporter, and a mostly ruined charity ball.
Fairy Tales - Rated: K+ - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,307 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 4-24-08 - Complete
13. Eternal reviews
In the Big Wood, there are many ancient curses...and blessings. An original, one-shot fairy tale.
Fairy Tales - Rated: K - English - Supernatural/Fantasy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,096 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 2-27-08 - Complete
14. With Time » reviews
COMPLETE. I can't say I was surprised when my father announced my marriage. After all, it was long overdue... A novella about love, loyalty, and the gray area in between.
Fairy Tales - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 10 - Words: 15,284 - Reviews: 80 - Updated: 2-6-08 - Published: 1-12-08 - Complete