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Patchwork Fairy Tales

New stories, stitched together with the thread of once upon a time. This is a collection of inclusive fairy tales written and recorded by Laura Simons to spread old magic in a new way. You want single fathers, pansexual princesses, found families, sapphic dragons, sword wielding ladies and asexual heroes? Then you"ve come to the right place!

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10:51

The Singing Princess

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2025/10/09

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!

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05:52

A Hoard of Cheese

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2025/01/22

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!

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52:21

And they were flatmates

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2024/07/15

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!

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19:50

Magical Accidents

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2024/03/25

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!

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01:25

I am taking this podcast off Spotify

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2024/03/03

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

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05:04

Home

Patchwork Fairy Tales ·

2023/12/27

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!

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04:27

A Summoning

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2023/11/07

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!

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21:05

The Fox at the Window

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2023/07/29

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

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09:02

East of the Towels, West of the Sink

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2023/03/08

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!

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20:46

Go-Lucky Marie

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2022/12/15

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

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04:29

To Teleportation

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2022/10/07

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!

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05:19

A Happy Haunting

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2022/06/28

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!

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03:39

Professional Pocket Dragon

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2022/04/24

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!

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04:53

Music in the Mist

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2022/02/25

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!

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29:20

The Lindworm Prince

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2021/12/03

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

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04:56

Wolf's Best Friend

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2021/10/11

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!

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39:04

The Soldier, the Princess and the Tinderbox

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2021/09/11

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

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05:52

Of Lemurs and Libraries

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2021/08/12

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!

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21:19

The Girl Engaged to the Northern Wind

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2021/04/25

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

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09:25

Special: Magically Informed Social Work

Patchwork Fairy Tales ·

2021/03/06

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!

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