• Victory

    The seventh and final prompt for the 2022 Folktaleweek challenge on Instagram was “Victory”. I had finished my story and turned the prompts into a fairy tale …… Though I hope for our sakes rewilding is not a complete fairy tale. “The courtiers and the remaining birds and beasts spread the tree’s potion throughout the…

  • The Potion

    The sixth prompt for the Folktaleweek 2022 challenge was “Potion”. So my story continued with – “The Fool gathered up bits of his beloved tree and pounded them in a mortar. The courtiers – now their own characters without their costumes – watched. Then the Fool gave his instructions and handed out the potion.” Music:…

  • Fool’s Costume

    The fifth prompt for Folktaleweek 2022 challenge on Instagram was “Costume” “He knew he could no longer be the Cruel King’s Fool. And he wondered if a King made the Crown or the Crown made a King…” Music: The Medieval Banquet by Shane Ivers – silvermansound.com

  • The Fool’s Decision

    the fourth prompt for Instagram’s Folktaleweek 2022 challenge was “Rebel” “One morning the Fool found that the Tree, the last in the Kingdom, had been cut down for the King’s firewood. Now the Fool knew what he must do.” Music: Fantasy Overture by Shane Ivers – silvermansound.com

  • The Fool and the Star

    The third prompt for 2022’s Instagram Folktaleweek was “Star”. “Some nights the Fool would sit beneath the Tree and watch for Shooting Stars.” Music: The Medieval Banquet by Shane Ivers – silvermansound.com