The 2020 Fall Writing Frenzy is on! #FallWritingFrenzy is an awesome contest hosted by Kaitlyn Leann Sanchez and Lydia Lukidis to connect writers with each other and literary professionals. The contest runs from October 1, 2020 until October 3, 2020. Winners will be announced October 31, 2020. Contestants must choose one of the provided Fall Images and write about it in 200 words or less. Contest rules Donors Submissions  Image 2, courtesy of Unsplash The image I chose made me think of costumes and fairy tales. My children practically live in costumes all year long. Two-year-old Oscar enjoys princess dresses as much as his 4-year-old sister does. Callisto called Oscar Cinderfella the other day, and now I have a new story. Thank you Kaitlyn Sanchez, Lydia Lukidis, Callisto, and Oscar for the inspiration. Here is my 200-word submission. I hope you enjoy it! Cinderfella the Sculptor By Dana Marie Miroballi Once upon a time in a kingdom by the sea, there lived a builder named Sinclair. Because Sinclair crafted cinder blocks, everyone called him Cinderfella. But what they didn’t know, was that Sinclair was also a sculptor. He tried adding artistry to the buildings, but his creativity was always struck down. So, Sinclair sculpted in secret. One day, the princess announced a competition. Sinclair wanted to enter, but the artists laughed. “Stick to building, Cinderfella. Leave the art to us.” Sinclair sat amongst his sculptures and cried. As his tears mixed with cement dust, a fairy appeared. She transformed Sinclair’s hard hat and overalls into a cap and smock. A diamond chisel was in the pocket. “Create,” said the fairy. “But be back before midnight.” Spectators gathered as Sinclair’s sculpture took shape. Just as Sinclair finished, the clock struck midnight. Sinclair dashed away, dropping his chisel. The princess searched every studio for the owner of the chisel, but no artist wielded it just right. Then Sinclair stepped out from the shadows. “I believe you’re looking for me,” he said. Sinclair took the chisel and transformed a boulder before the princess’s eyes. From that moment on, Sinclair created happily ever after. |
Dana Marie Miroballi 
Your story is so creative! I love “Cinderfella!” Thanks for a terrific read!
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Thanks! Maybe we’ll see it illustrated someday.
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That would be awesome!
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Love it – created happily ever after! Good luck!
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Thank you!
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Cute story!
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Thank you!
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What a fun twist on Cinderella! And I love the happy ending 🙂 Good luck!
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Thank you!
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I always have loved “happily ever after’s! 🙂
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Me too!
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I absolutely love the name Cinderfell. What a fun read!
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oops I meant Cinderfella
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Thank you! I hope an agent will like it someday.
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What a great idea! This needs to be a book!
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Thank you! I think so too. Fingers crossed
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I love this gender-swapped fairy-tale retelling that celebrates the joys of art and creativity! @AnneLipton
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Thank you! I’ll need to take a look at yours too.
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Dana, this is one of the freshest fractured fairy tales EVER. Just love it 😀 ❤
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I’m feeling quite flattered. Yours captured how I personally feel about fall.
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Why, thank you VERY much 😀
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Thank you for sharing Cinderfella with us for the fall writing frenzy!
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I’m so glad the contest helped inspire me to write it.
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Me too! Thanks again for taking the time to chat with me too
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What a wonderful twist on a age old fairytale. Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you for enjoying it.
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Glad you liked it! Thank you
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