Longtime lovers the ogre and the elf each recall the first few days of their honeymoon a bit differently.

Genre: Fairy Tale

Excerpt:
The ogre snapped her fingers and furrowed her warty brow. “What was the name of the place where we stayed…was it…the Twilight Twinklings Inn?”

“No darling, that was for our first anniversary, when we went up north to see the lights.”

The ogre brought her fist down on the table, making the forks jump. “Might of the Mermaid! That’s the place.”

The elf nodded, then chuckled as a memory arose. “First mishap, our missing luggage…”

What’s the Writing Prompt that inspired the story?
Write about a couple who have a very different perspective on a shared memory.
Source: A Writer’s Year: 365 Creative Writing Prompts. Text by Emma Bastow. Copyright © 2019 HarperCollins Publishers

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CREDITS
Story: “The Ogre and the Elf Go to Honeymoon City” Copyright © 2020 by Nila L. Patel
Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:  Nila L. Patel

Music:
“Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background” by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

Music by ALBERT FERNANDEZ (Audio Alchemist, Potion Studio)*
“Locations_Medieval Tavern Song”
“Locations_Happy Village (loop)”
“Humorous_Exploration (loop)”
“Exploration_Forest Of Magic”
“Exploration_Cave (loop)”
“Battle_1_normal (loop)”

Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio)*
“Joy”
“Desert dance”
“A band in the inn”
“Sand of time (bonus track)”
“Donjon monster”
“The bard”

*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

Music by Albert Fernandez and Nicholas Jeudy licensed from GameDev Market
Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket
Vocal effects made in Audacity

Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net
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Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. An elf man at left and an ogre woman at right sit across from each other at a small round table, barely perched on their seats, their bodies facing forward, gazing at each other. Both have long pointed ears. The ogre has two sharp teeth curving up at the corners of the mouth, and two short horns extending from the front crown of the head. The elf rests his left elbow on the table and the right hand on the left wrist. A stein sits on the table before the elf. The ogre rests her right elbow on the table, holding up a stein, left hand propped on her lap. A plate with food and a fork and knife lie on the table. Above their heads and between them hangs a chandelier with lit candles casting down a soft light.