"We all remember the bed time stories of our childhood. The shoe fit Cinderella, the frog was turned into a prince, sleeping beauty was awakened with a kiss. Once upon a time and then they lived happily ever after. Fairy tales. The stuff of dreams. the problem is, fairy tales don't come true. It's the other stories. The ones that start in dark and stormy nights and end in the unspeakable. The nightmares always seem to become the reality."
I really love this, and I was wondering if I could have your permission to use it as a cover on a story I'm writing, that will be posted on a site (figment.com). If not, I still think it's just gorgeous!
I like the setup. The page looks like a page from a fairytale book and contrasts nicely with the text. The flower petals adds to the effect of magical and far away lands, but the atmosphere of magic and dreams is ruined as soon as you've finished reading.
A welldone picture indeed.