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The Truths and Lies of Happily Ever Afters

By bubblewrappedkitty All Rights Reserved ©

Humor / Romance

Summary: Aspiring writer Jake Barnes has always been fascinated by the world of fairy tales. He is halfway through the checklist - evil step-family, fairy godmother - really, all he needs is a princess.

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. . .Introduction. . .

I think it’s one of those universal truths that all fairy tales begin about the same way: “Once upon a time life was awesome - and then it started to suck.” Think about it; Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel. All of them had decent lives until it all went to shit. Well I’m hardly what you’d called a classic prince charming, and this definitely isn’t some far away kingdom, but when you break it down, my story really isn’t all that different.

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