Once upon a time there was an enchantment of elves (for that is the collective noun for a gathering of these creatures). They worked tirelessly for Santa, until they didn’t. For this was an incredibly unusual year. It was the legendary year when they broke out of the Elfin workhouse. But let me first go back a little bit and tell you how this came about. This was all because one of them discovered something quite special – a book. One of the elves who was an even more curious

This fairy tale is dedicated to all the neurodivergent souls that have been swept up in the net of the machine called productivity. I have an endless hope that while being in it they can untangle themselves, look out beyond the net and see the glints of shimmering water. And in my mind I hope that they reach out towards the light, and the net dissolves and they can find their way back to themselves. (This story is also inspired by Against The Machine by Paul Kingsnorth , and

Fairy tales for the late-diagnosed/identified - how the passions of autistic people are often rejected and exiled, inspired by Paolo Uccello's St. George and the Dragon St. George & The Dragon, Paolo Uccello 1470. National Gallery, London There once lived a princess who loved a dragon. She had raised it from an egg she found in the cave beyond the castle walls—a cave whose arching entrance matched exactly the curve of the dragon’s spine, the sweep of its tail, the dome of its