Friday Flash: Red Riding Hood Revised


Red Riding Hood Revised is temporarily removed through July 2012. I am very honored to have the story published in the April 2012 issue of Beyond Centauri.

*image courtesy of photobucket

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29 Responses to “Friday Flash: Red Riding Hood Revised”

  1. peggy Says:
    May 21st, 2010 at 2:57 am

    Your punchline elicited a smile, and even a snort. I like it when people play with classics, and you write playful well.

  2. peggy Says:
    May 21st, 2010 at 2:57 am

    Oh! I like the pic–good choice.

  3. marc nash Says:
    May 21st, 2010 at 3:23 am

    made me smile

  4. Deanna Schrayer Says:
    May 21st, 2010 at 8:29 am

    This is great! Dark at the first and then ending on a hilarious note. Thanks for the laugh!

  5. mazzz_in_Leeds Says:
    May 21st, 2010 at 10:41 am

    ha! Serves Grandma right for being cheap.
    emergency gastrectomy – lol!

    The pic is gorgeous.

  6. Marisa Birns Says:
    May 21st, 2010 at 11:14 am

    Loved this! Reminds me of a friend’s grandmother who always mentions her “fixed income”.

    Am so in love with that picture!

  7. J. M. Strother Says:
    May 21st, 2010 at 11:55 am

    Always good to have a tough little granddaughter in the family. Made me smile.
    ~jon

  8. Eric J. Krause Says:
    May 21st, 2010 at 12:04 pm

    Good one! And the picture goes so well with it.

  9. Katherine Nabity Says:
    May 21st, 2010 at 12:26 pm

    “Then she retrieved her surgical tools from the basket to perform an emergency gastrectomy.”

    That sentence tells the whole story. Poor Red has done this enough to come *absolutely* prepared. Who needs a woodsman and his axe?!

  10. Gracie Says:
    May 21st, 2010 at 12:27 pm

    The picture’s perfect, and so’s the story. Great take on the fairy tale.

    “If Grandma hadn’t been so cheap…” Made me smile right away. Loved it. :)

  11. Sam Says:
    May 21st, 2010 at 12:33 pm

    LMAO!!! Funniest thing I’ve read for weeks. This comment would be longer but, I have to go and mop the coffee out of my keyboard! ;)

  12. Jen Brubacher Says:
    May 21st, 2010 at 12:34 pm

    This is great. The story brought with a THUMP into the modern world. And a kick-ass Red Riding Hood is a welcome change. Nicely done.

  13. Vanessa Says:
    May 21st, 2010 at 1:28 pm

    I dig it!! The picture compliments the story nicely. I always like modern twists on old stories.

  14. Deb A. Says:
    May 21st, 2010 at 2:47 pm

    Too cute!

  15. Mariana N. Blaser Says:
    May 21st, 2010 at 2:52 pm

    haha! The fixed income thing was great!

  16. Joanie Says:
    May 21st, 2010 at 3:08 pm

    Hell yeah! Now THAT was a Friday Flash. The briefness really adds to the lightning pacing and the punchline adds a touch of humor so it’s not too over-the-top with action. I would love to see some more pieces like this. And as much as I love that it was short and spicy, I wish there was more to read about these two! Awesome.

  17. Chris Chartrand Says:
    May 21st, 2010 at 4:21 pm

    Ha ha, clever.

  18. Aidan Fritz Says:
    May 21st, 2010 at 8:56 pm

    Cute, playful rendition of little red riding hood with a powerful take-no-prisoners heroine.

  19. Lena S. Says:
    May 21st, 2010 at 9:10 pm

    Awesomely short. Fixed incomes are hard on old folks; at least this grandma was lucky enough to have a granddaughter who can kick butt.

  20. Laura Eno Says:
    May 21st, 2010 at 9:14 pm

    I like your revisionist history! Outstanding choice of pic as well.

  21. John Wiswell Says:
    May 21st, 2010 at 9:37 pm

    So he’s a werewolf in this one? Explains the intelligent malice some. The grandma is cute, and you know those old ladies do tend to be on tight means.

  22. J. Dane Tyler Says:
    May 22nd, 2010 at 12:54 am

    Awesome. Simply awesome. I loved it.

  23. Josie @safetycomfort Says:
    May 22nd, 2010 at 6:41 pm

    Hey, I really liked that. You express a lot in a very good short piece, and the pic is gorgeous.

  24. Kim Batchelor Says:
    May 22nd, 2010 at 10:03 pm

    This is a RRH who knows how to take care of this problem. Love the visceral image of granny emerging from the wolf.

  25. Danielle La Paglia Says:
    May 23rd, 2010 at 1:29 am

    I loved this! Made me laugh in the end. The short flash stories are my favorites. :)

  26. LyndaSinclair Says:
    May 28th, 2010 at 10:02 am

    LOVED it! Nice twist on a classic tale. Short, sweet. I laughed outloud

  27. Emma Newman Says:
    May 30th, 2010 at 2:54 pm

    Loved this – says so much with so few words. Where does the picture come from? It’s ace :)

  28. ganymeder Says:
    May 30th, 2010 at 4:34 pm

    Thank you!

    I got the image from photbucket. The link is directly beneath the story. :)

  29. Ganymeder » Blog Archive » Flash Fiction: Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Says:
    September 20th, 2011 at 11:27 pm

    [...] Kelly who challenged me on Twitter to write my first drabble. This story is actually a prequel to Red Riding Hood Revised, a Friday Flash I wrote last year. I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing [...]