
Haiku Series: Fairy Tale Stereotypes
by Mackenzie Hurlbert
Princess 101
You are a princess
if you pucker-up to frogs
and groan about peas.
Prince Charming
Your man’s “the one” if
he rides a white horse and wears
a flashy helmet.
Eve and the Evil Queen
All children know that
an apple and a woman
are best avoided.
Mackenzie Hurlbert is a writer, dog fanatic, nature enthusiast, and travel addict. When she’s not reading, writing, or playing with her dogs, she enjoys eating mashed potatoes and crocheting tortoise cozies for her Russian tortoise Sascha. Mackenzie graduated from Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, CT with a degree in English, creative writing, and journalism, and she has been published in The Gambler, Five2One, Folio Art and Literary Magazine, Fresh Ink Literary Magazine, We Walk Invisible short story anthology by Chupa Cabra House Publishing, and Radical Dislocations by Chupa Cabra House Publishing.