After escaping the events at the monastery, Team Torta goes to the next castle (barracks?) to save the princess! A gruesome, hair-raising foe stands in their way. What lengths will the party members go to in order to save Anastasia Romanov from the clutches of Rasputin? And what will they […]
New episode, same fairy tale nonsense about physical, traditional beauty being the most important thing about a femme presenting person. NOT ON ABBIE AND KELSEY’S WATCH! Hear how they fix the Eswatini legend of Nya-Nya Bulembu and the Portuguese tale of The Ugly Princess in this episode, and remember: your […]
Camp-life – Team Torta edition. It’s time to do some sneaking, and hopefully this new location doesn’t totally suck. Pippa scouts ahead as the rest trail behind as the players learn more about Rasputin’s central stronghold. The mysteries of the monastery and the surrounding prison camp lay ahead of them […]
Before the folktale readings even begin, Kelsey and Abbie share stories from their misbegotten youths that are the opposite of fairy tale perfection. After the drama, Kelsey follows up with the classic Brothers Grimm tale of Snow White……..and Rose Red! Gotcha. Abbie finishes us off with a story (also from […]
You! Shall! Not! Pass! After an eventful 5-mile hike, Team Torta finds themselves staring out at a literal No-Man’s Land. But this time, no Wonder Woman will be there to help them break through enemy lines. Tanks loom! Infantry swarms! How will the party make it through to the other […]
This week on Fairy Tale Fix: Abbie reads the monstrous tale of The Man Whale, a story that tells us who exactly are the most terrifying and treacherous of sea creatures (spoiler: it’s dead beat dads). Kelsey tells the Siberian tale of The Maiden Suvarna from the now-available Ruth Manning-Sanders […]
There is a time to fight and there is a time to recover. Team Torta surveys the remnants of the battle and helps the surviving members of the destroyed town. With down time suddenly at their fingertips, the members of Team Torta turn inward and dwell on their own personal […]
ROSES HAVE THORNS! Kelsey reads The Rose Elf from our favorite bisexual disaster, Hans Christian Andersen, which starts off like a true fairy tale and then takes a sharp turn toward horror story. Abbie gets argumentative and reads African folk tale The Contest of Riddles, giving listeners the opportunity to […]
Let’s get this party started! However, Team Torta doesn’t really want to be invited to this one. Corpses pile up and the gang is threatened on all sides. Slash! Blast! Burn! Boom! SMITE! Time to fight in the ruins of a battlefield!
