Creative writing exercise: Write a fairy tale that incorporates technology.
Once upon a time there was a beautiful little cupcake baker named Brenda. Brenda had hair the color of honey, a dark blond with natural highlights of gold and strawberry, at least that's how the fashionista bloggers would come to describe it. Her eyes resembled the bluest of seas, and had the depth of ocean waters. Her hands were dainty and nimble, perfect for decorating her delicious confections. Her father taught her everything he knew about baking and when he could offer no more guidance Bren turned to Google to find new techniques and trends.
Bren had been making cupcakes for friends and family since she was a little girl. Times had changed quite a bit since her Easy Bake Oven. For one, she was no longer as carefree as she was in her younger days. Her father died in what she still believed was an accident. The news report said it was a fire that originated in the kitchen, however conspiracy theories ran wild on Twitter. Bren was forced to move in with her grandmother as a result, which was a major insult as she didn't have internet. However, that living situation also did not last as her grandmother soon after fell ill and passed away.
A neighbor reluctantly took Bren in and promised to provide for the curious little girl, and that living situation was much worse than a lack of internet. The neighbor, Harriet, grew to resent Bren's beauty and culinary skill. Harriet mocked Bren for her appearance and skill leading Bren to think she was below average at all she did. She would snap pictures of the girl and post them onto Instagram with odd comments and made up facts. It was all in an attempt to humiliate Bren, and Harriet was very proud of her cyber bullying tactics.
Bren was only allowed to leave their hut for baking supplies and even then, she was made to wear a cloak with a hood that covered her beautiful locks and nearly obscured her rosy cheeks and cherry lips. During one of these supply runs Bren had her face buried in her iPad reviewing the list of ingredients she would have to pick up. She wandered into the path of an elderly bicyclist who swerved to avoid hitting her and was sent careening toward a giant rock. The old man cried out for Her hood fell off her head as she struggled to make sure he didn't fall.
After the man was safely on his feet, Bren noticed the cracked screen of her iPad. She was not happy and began to demand the man pay to upgrade her tablet or at least pay to fix the screen. She'd even accept a payment to her PayPal account. His bike riding was reckless and he really could have hurt someone.
However, the first thing he noticed was the fallen hood and the beautiful and familiar features before him. His response shocked her. The stranger called Bren by her full given name and then revealed that he was her long lost uncle. Her father was actually alive and was a top secret tech developer for an off-shoot of Apple, along side other family members. The company delivered on contracts for the CIA and that's why all employees had to go into hiding. The family and community's safety would be at risk if the enemy knew who he was or where he was, which was actually a futuristic form of witness protection. All employees lived in the same town in Area 51 (the whole Area 51 story is actually a cover for the covert and long existing CIA mission).
Bren was overwhelmed with excited feelings. That totally explained why no one could find any living family members for her to live with. They were all off the grid. Imagine her luck of running into the old man and him recognizing her. She immediately began a plan to wipe her existence off the web and erase any trace of her existence. She would join her father if it was the last thing she'd do.
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