Unhappily After. Short Retellings for Adults, #1

What if fairy tales finally made sense?In Unhappily After, beloved fairy tales are stripped of romance, moral lessons, and child-friendly optimism. What remains are sharp, darkly comic retellings for adults-stories where familiar characters meet contracts, therapy sessions, and the fine print of their own choices. With dry humor and modern-day logic, these stories reveal what happens when classic fairy tales collide with today's world of paperwork, consent, and consequences.
This collection of satirical micro-stories includes modern versions of classic tales such as Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White. Each piece is compact, absurd, and uncomfortably logical, with dialogue that sounds as if the characters have finally realized the plot makes no sense. What to expect:. Fairy tales for adults, laced with dark humor and dry satire.
Familiar stories, newly twisted by modern reasoning. Recurring figures and subtle cross-story connections. Themes of bureaucracy, consent, capitalism, and moral laziness. Short tales that begin and end in one breath, yet stay with youNo morals. No heroes. No easy endings. Only fairy tales that get exactly what they deserve.