Fairy tale

Once upon a time is really a fairy tale played backwards.

Of course it actually does start in the beginning, but after about the age of three no one really believes it's a fairy tale anymore, so they go on this quest totally clueless about what it's all about.

Quests only last a few pages in books. In life they can last years and years and years.

Sometimes people do not even realize they are on a quest and, sadly, some quests are never finished in quite the same way as fairy tales would have you believe, because the clues are not written on cookies, nor do they generally come in flashing lights on a midnight sky and happily ever after is more a state of mind than something that can ride off on the back of a horse.

There is a huge time lag between living the fairy tale and understanding that it is here. Now. In this moment with the ogres disguised as abuse, or illness, or poverty and the fairy godmothers as pets, and friends, and books, the story is lived one day at a time.

But, if you are one of the lucky ones, some day you will receive a magic shirt in the mail and discover that it goes with a golden necklace and when you put it on and look in the mirror you see a beautiful woman who is living her dream in more ways than she ever dreamed was possible.

And the story becomes personal.