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A dark retelling of the classic kiddie horror story, "The Girl with the Green Ribbon". (Why this story was in a early readers' book, I'll never understand!)This retelling stays true to the essence of the original, but is far more adult in nature, with erotica details added and the plot lengthened out. But it's still an interesting story.You can read it online for free on https://granta.com/the-husband-stitch/.
invented writing
Welp! Wasn't expecting such an endingAlways wanted where the plot reveals itself in last line ig my wish came true. Other than that idk what to sayREAD THIS!!!
Brilliant and unsettling. Why do men?
My favorite short story of all time. Made me cry. I don't know how else to describe it. You'll either get it, or you won't
I almost never write reviews but I'm obsessed with this story and I need to scream into the void. Writing: 5/5 she's spectacular Satisfying: 1/5 because I really, really wanted to know more about this world and the ribbons but it is a short story so it ended RIGHT when i got invested. As short stories usually do for me. Oof. Mythology and cultural references: 5/5. She weaves urban legends into the plot seamlessly, and even obliquely touches on how they shape us as children, which is SO perfect f...
This is the story of the lady with the green ribbon around her neck. I read a kids version of this with my son. This is definitely not a kids version. The kids version is more to the point and perhaps more enjoyable. This one goes on fake tangents about “if you’re reading this out load...”. The story seems to be about the curiosity of humans and how even if their life has everything they dream, if something catches their interest (such as the green ribbon around your wife’s neck), one can’t let
This is quite a book.
Wow! An amazing, dark story, brilliantly written. Reminiscent of Angela Carter.
This week's shortie is a feminist and dark fantasy retelling of one of the stories that totally and completely haunted me as a childI had heard of the anthology Her Body and Other Parties that houses this story, but when I found this one online for free I decided to dive right in. I had no idea that it was based on Jenny and her infamous green ribbonThe original story has apparently been adapted and told by several others, including Washington Irving and Alexandre Dumas and is itself based on an...
3.5yeah i mean it was dark and disturbing but i've read verity soo.... yeah....i mean i enjoyed it but yeah...
so, i've found that horror can be written in very short stories and still be incredibly scary...so i went looking for horror shorts.I was told the story of the woman with the green ribbon many many years ago. I remember being very scared coming to the realization that her HEAD CAME OFF. like...what?? i think i was like 9 when i first hear that story.SO, naturally, finding this retelling, I was like oh i gotta read this.at first i was like...uhhhh wow lots of sexy stuff in here...then i was like....
I don't recall how I stumbled across this story, but I'm glad I did. The main character goes through a growth from a girl to a woman to a mother, perpetually focused on pleasing the men in her life while tying to hold on to a part of her she can call her own: her green ribbon tied around her neck, a poignant reminder of her authority and power. I found it interesting that as the character gets older, she slowly starts losing her power of persuasion that she had at the start of the story. The mor...
I'm grateful I didn't read it at night...
you bet your ass the stories i read for class go towards my gr goal
Stories have this way of running together like raindrops in a pond. They are each borne from the clouds separately, but once they have come together, there is no way to tell them apart. Read it for free HERE.
WHAT THE HELL
A very well written and uncomfortable read - I recommend researching the husband stitch beforehand.
An interesting and adult retelling of a classic folk story. Shades of Angela Carter throughout, and no less enjoyable because of it.Edit: Couldn't stop thinking about why this piece was titled thusly, and so I'm adding another star for the revelations that occured.
holy shit
