Once upon a time there was a young woman who had traveled from a distant land to care for the children of a wealthy family. She was young and naive and a little bit shy. She knew no one in this new land except her brother, Craig and his roommate, Hilton who both worked at the local apothecary. One day while accompanying her brother on an errand she spotted a young man who worked there, too. Anyone else might have passed him over, for he had the look of a pauper. His long hair, tattered clothing and lowly position at the apothecary did not seem to make him worthy of such a woman as Claire. But as is always the case, love easily overcomes any questions of practicality. The two met and quickly fell in love. Within 2 weeks they were living together and within 3 months they were engaged to be married.

     Despite the fact that Geoff had become friends with Claire’s brother Craig, the news of the engagement did not please him. He sent word to their parents who implored Claire not to marry the aimless young man, threatening to have her banished from the land she now called home.

     Frightened, but determined the lovers found a willing friar and were married. Still fearful of the wrath of her family they fled east to the land of Geoff’s birth where they lived for 2 years. Time softenedthe family’s anger and they accepted Geoff. And now they live happily ever after in the mythical land of California.

to be continued...

Sophia, The Faerie of Impossible Dreams

     Once upon a time there lived a family of faeries, a father, a mother and three brothers. They were all very happy together and loved performing their faerie magic in the human world. Although they were very happy to have the three boys they had always hoped for a daughter. When the last of the boys arrived they decided not to have any more. Although they had always wanted a girl they knew it was best to accept that it was not to be and let it go. One night as they slept the hopes and dreams of the faerie family swirled around in their little faerie heads and mixed with the love that they had for their boys and through some sort of faerie magic when they woke the next morning they found in a tiny basket by the bed a little pink faerie girl. As she grew it became clear that she would be Sophia, Faerie of Impossible Dreams. And to this day Sophia swirls her magic into the dreams of humans and makes them come true.

Maxwell, The Faerie of Second Chances

     Once upon a time there lived a young faerie named Maxwell. One day he and his faerie parents and two older faerie brothers went to a faerie festival by the pond in the faerie forest. The older faerie kids were flitting and flying over the faerie pond skimming the surface with their feet. Little Maxwell could not fly yet and he contented himself to walk around the edge of the pond collecting sticks and dried berries. His parents were very nervous about his older brothers who were playing the daring faerie game over the pond. The mother faerie was very nervous and decided to join her two older boys over the water where she could keep a closer watch on them. She reminded the faerie father to keep an eye on young Maxwell. The next thing the faerie dad knew he saw his young faerie boy being dragged from the water, his wings limp and lifeless. The faerie mother saw this, too and gathered up her two other faerie boys to the safety of the shore. All seemed hopeless for young Maxwell when through the forest there arrived two curious elves. They went immediately to work on the young faerie boy. The father stood in shock and dread realizing that it was his fault that the faerie boy had drowned. The mother lay shrieking on the ground certain that her boy was dead. Just when all hope was lost the young faerie sputtered and coughed ? he was alive. This was the day he became the faerie of second chances a reminded to all that everyone deserves a second chance.