Patchwork Fairy Tales

A Patchwork Fantasy Tale in eight parts. Our fifth visit to Hotel Olympus, during which approval is won. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr! The music used in this episode is from purple-planet.com.  Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fantasy Tale in eight parts. Our fourth visit to Hotel Olympus, during which Charlie enforces her standards. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr! The music used in this episode is from purple-planet.com.  Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fantasy Tale in eight parts. Our third visit to Hotel Olympus, during which some mortals come to stay. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr! The music used in this episode is from purple-planet.com.  Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fantasy Tale in eight parts. Our second visit to Hotel Olympus, during which a receptionist is befriended. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr! The music used in this episode is from purple-planet.com.  Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fantasy Tale in eight parts. Our first visit to Hotel Olympus, during which there is a job interview. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr! The music used in this episode is from purple-planet.com.  Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

Transcript: Hi, it's Laura! I'm about to upload a new episode and I also wanted to leave a little message, to let everyone know how glad I am that so many of you are still listening to old episodes, even when there hasn't been anything new lately. That you're still around, that you survived me leaving Spotify because I dared to want to retain my moral rights over my work, and that you're still in this space with me, waiting if I have another story to tell. I'm going to be uploading short episodes of a continued story: Hotel Olympus. About a young employee in a strange hotel. And...so that's going to be an urban fantasy story, and I am still working on several original fairy tales, that keep being delayed, by life, such as it is. And I am trying to make a full recording of my urban fantasy romance novella Coffee and Faerie Cakes. So, I'm still working on the podcast and I'm really glad to know that you're all here with me. And if have ever sent me a message on tumblr or left a comment on my website or left a review on one of the podcast platforms, like, the first two I'm always gonna respond to, I will never miss, the reviews I am terrible at. I do not understand properly how Apple Podcasts works, it won't show me all the reviews that there are but I have seen some of them and they're lovely, thank you very much, I'm so glad that I can be a comfort-listen and I hope that you will enjoy what I have planned for the future, when hopefully my life calms down a little. Thank you all very much for listening and I hope you will enjoy the start of Hotel Olympus. So, there will always be another story to tell, and until then: guard your name and be safe.

A Patchwork Fairy Tale: the one with the princess, the fae, and the young father. A princess suffers from a mysterious malady and a prize is promised for her cure. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fantasy Snippet full of well aged cheese. In which a hoard is guarded. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr! The music used in this episode is from purple-planet.com.  Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fantasy Tale about a cohabitation calamity. Surely all that stuff about vampires and werewolves not getting along is just nonsense, right? Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fantasy Tale about a meet-cute in an emergency room. Because dealing with magic comes with certain challenges. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

Transcript here: Hi everyone, it's Laura. I wanted to let you all know that because of Spotify's new terms of service, I have decided to no longer have my podcast on their platform. If I did they would have the right to transcribe or translate my stories, without even giving me the option to object if they get it wrong. It means they could change my stories without my input. That's absolutely unacceptable for a distribution platform. I can't accept these new terms, so I have to take the podcast off Spotify entirely. I know a lot of you use Spotify, and I'm sorry to have to do this, but I don't see another solution.  You will still be able to listen to my podcast on other podcast apps and you can always find every transcript and a streaming button on laurasimons.com.  I'm currently working on editing some longer fantasy stories to upload and I have a wonderful fairy tale about a chivalrous knight in the works, so I really hope you'll stick around for those. The new terms go into effect on the 15th of March 2024. So I will be taking my podcast off Spotify in about a week: between the 9th and 11th of March. If you have any questions, you can always email me at [email protected] or send me a message on my Tumblr: laurasimonsdaughter. I hope you'll all be there when I have another tale to tell some other day. But until then: don't let anyone steal your words, and be safe.

A Patchwork Fantasy Snippet full of supernatural thoughts. In which a home is made. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr! The music used in this episode is from purple-planet.com.  Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fantasy Snippet full of family fun. In which an aunt is summoned to lunch. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! The music used in this episode is from purple-planet.com.  Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fairy Tale: the one with the merchant, the siblings, and the golden ring. A kind merchant brings her son a mysterious ring she found on her travels and the young man is soon visited by its rightful owner. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fantasy Tale about the trials of cohabitation. Sometimes renting an apartment comes with very peculiar problems to be negotiated. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Fix-it Fairy Tale: more kindness, more consent and more inclusivity for 'Hans In Luck'. A story about three years work, one day's travel, five trades, and a young man with a never-ending supply of good-nature. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fantasy Snippet full of neighbourly niceties. In which a stairwell is thoroughly defeated. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! The music used in this episode is from purple-planet.com.  Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fantasy Snippet full of unusual inventory. In which working at a toy store has some surprises. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! The music used in this episode is from purple-planet.com.  Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

  A Patchwork Fantasy Snippet full of creatures and coworkers. In which a pocket dragon is very professional indeed. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! The music used in this episode is from purple-planet.com.  Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!  

A Patchwork Fantasy Snippet full of watery surprises. In which a violin sings in the mist. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! The music used in this episode is from purple-planet.com.  Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Fix-it Fairy Tale: more kindness, more consent and more inclusivity for 'Prince Lindworm'. Two queens are so eager to have a baby that they forget to follow a witches advice and one of their sons is born in the body of a lindworm. Order the anthology I will feature in here: Dark Cheer Cryptids Emerging Volume Blue And its sister volume here: Volume Silver Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fantasy Snippet full of paws and parenting. In which two fathers find a pet for their son. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! The music used in this episode is from purple-planet.com.  Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Fix-it Fairy Tale: more kindness, more consent and more inclusivity for 'The Tinderbox'. A kind, clever soldier finds herself in possession of something magical and happens upon a princess locked away in a castle. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fantasy Snippet full of old books and fuzzy snouts. In which a new library assistant meets some very special library occupants. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! The music used in this episode is from purple-planet.com.  Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fairy Tale: the one with the vow, the four winds and the frozen tears. Three siblings each make a wish about who they wish to marry when they grow up and the middle child finds her declaration most unexpectedly answered. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

Today a special straight from my blog: a social worker answering questions from various people inhabiting an urban fantasy world! Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out Purple Planet Music for the jingle from this episode. Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Fix-it Fairy Tale: more kindness, more consent and more inclusivity for 'Prunella'. A flower-loving youth accidentally picks a lilac from a witch's garden and ends up having to face some very unnerving trials, but also the witch's beautiful daughter... Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fantasy Tale about princes and dragons. The true account of how one ferocious and honourable gentleman dragon tamed his humans.  Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Fix-it Fairy Tale: more kindness, more consent and more inclusivity for 'Rumplestiltskin'. Spinning straw into gold and making dangerous trades is all well and good, but the rest of the Grimms' Rumplestiltskin could really do with some fixing. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fantasy Tale about friendship and childhood. The summer is a good season for forging friendships, especially where selkies are concerned. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fantasy Tale about bravery and family. Dragon eggs shouldn't be left lying around without proper care, they really shouldn't. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

An update about the return of the podcast. Feedback and suggestions are always appreciated, send them my way on Tumblr or email me at [email protected]. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fairy Tale: the one with the witch, the dragon, and the iron stove. A foolhardy girl and a cursed boy adopt each other and leave their home to find a way to lift his curse. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fairy Tale: the one with the veiled seamstress, the cruel nobles, and the jade pendant. A clever young seamstress goes to work for a lord and lady who have driven six other seamstresses away already, determined to teach them a lesson.  Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A small message on what might be to come and a lot of love from your Wednesday storyteller 💜 Feedback and suggestions are always appreciated, send them my way on Tumblr or email me at [email protected]. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fairy Tale: the one with the wayward fisherman, the caught merrow, and unasked favour. A young fisherman finds a merrow entangled in his net one day and is given the chance to ask for a single favour. This fairy tale was turned into an ongoing webcomic, drawn by Débora Cabral! You can read it here.  Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fairy Tale: the one with the brave guard, the fearless parent, and the greedy sorceress. When their husband does not come home as promised, a brave parent-to-be crosses a dangerous wasteland in search of him. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fairy Tale: the one with the nymph, the apprentice, and the three dresses. A young man who has no idea what to make of his life falls in love with a water nymph who will not leave her pool unless she has something better to wear than her water. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fairy Tale: the one with the trolls, the amulets, and the animal lords. When her little sibling gets taken, a brave girl crosses three different animal kingdoms in an attempt to find them. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fairy Tale: the one with the necklace, the ring, and the coin. A young magpie sets off into the world to find a good reason to follow the thieving instincts he was born with, and encounters several situations where a little thievery can spread a lot of happiness. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fairy Tale: the one with the bird, the nobleman, and the mysterious song. The flower girl tending to the palace gardens finds a bird that has a strange song to sing, taught to him by an unknown nobleman. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

One of the things I want to try and keep doing in this time is spread good things. So here are some of my favourite shows to listen to that hopefully will bring you joy too. (This episode is rated E for the inclusion of sexual themes in the last promo, just to be sure. I give a warning before I play it.) Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi! Links to my recommendations: The Celtic Myths and Legends Podcast, by Sîan Esther Powell Oh No! Lit Class, by Megan and RJ Love and Luck, by Passer Vulpes Productions Supernatural Sexuality with Dr Seabrooke, by Passer Vulpes Productions

A Patchwork Fairy Tale: the one with the father, the changeling, and the faerie queen. A man who has a great wish to be a father begs the fae for help, but the only children the faeries can bestow on anyone are changelings. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fairy Tale: the one with the mermaids, the handkerchiefs, and the magic cure. When a prince falls deathly ill a brave washer maid sets off to find a cure. If only so his poor sister the princess will stop crying. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fairy Tale: the one with the moths, the lovesickness, and the green torch. A young man grows enchanted with one of the beautiful moth girls that dance amidst the marsh fires and tries to coax her to his side. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fairy Tale: the one with the pie, the count, and the mysterious baker. A young count happens to eat the best pie he has ever tasted at a party and makes it his mission to find whoever baked it so he can marry them, or at the very least offer them a job at his castle. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fairy Tale: the one with the dancing, the dressing and the royal assignment. Two extremely talented sisters are called to the royal court to attend to the Queen's only child and find that even they may not be up to the challenge. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fantasy Snippet full of faerie lore and urban fantasy professionalism. In which a surprised social worker gets a visit from two very enthousiastic fae. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! The music used in this episode is from purple-planet.com.  Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fairy Tale: the one with the siblings, the curse, and the salamanders. A curious young woman sets out to see something of the world, and stumbles upon a lonely creature hidden in a dark lake. Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! Check out composer Kai Engel, who wrote the theme song "Holiday Gift". Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!

A Patchwork Fantasy Snippet full of found family and ghosts. Two long dead best friends find an unusual visitor in their graveyard. (Content warning for child abandonment, but also child finding.) Read the transcript for this episode here. Find everything about this podcast and my other projects on laurasimons.com. Follow this podcast on Tumblr or Twitter! The music used in this episode is from purple-planet.com.  Penny for a tale? You can tip your storyteller on Ko-fi!