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Spellbound Chapter 5.
Chapter Five. Cheese Making. Sophie was shaken awake by her aunt very early the next morning. “No time to lie in bed, we have a lot to do.” After a...
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Amanderella and the Mystery of the Silent Statue.Chapter 9.
Chapter Nine. The Statue. Sir Cottam looked at the ruler again, then placed it back on the desk. “The statue in question must be the one at the...
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Of Hungry Ghosts and Odysseus in the Underworld
This is the month of the hungry ghosts. The gates of the other worlds, heaven and hell, swing open. Those who have departed this world return to...
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4.1 The Waterfront Office
By the end of July 2013, taking advantage of the fasting month, Mauris Bank completed its relocation to the new venue by the waterfront on Marine...
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An Afternoon With Perperuna
Wouldn’t you just die without Georges Brassens and the Slavic gods?
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Found (3)
"Are we rich now?" Aldina asked it with her mouth full, at the table, on an ordinary Wednesday, in the same voice she used for asking what was for...
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Found (2)
She paid the power bill in person at the office in Asheboro, under the glass, because she wanted it to be a woman's hand that took it and not a slot...
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Found (1)
The water had gone cool while Hollis argued about getting into it, so Laverne ran more hot and tested it against her wrist and told him it was fine...
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Seven Dead
All deaths are sad. Hero policemen can no longer serve their families, the wider community. Lads drawn into crime and folly – no opportunity to turn...
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Nobody Is Jealous Of You: Part 3
“Something just doesn’t add up,” Serena leaned into her seat and crossed her legs. “If Ailis hadn’t played since Albatross, and two weeks later those...
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Amanderella and the Mystery of the Silent Statue.Chapter 8.
Chapter Eight. The next room. They stepped back out onto the landing, closing the bedroom door behind them until it clicked back into the seamless...
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Spellbound Chapter 4.
Chapter Four. The Journey Begins. Calizone climbed up onto Grace’s wagon, ignoring the offer of a hand from Prince Beldan. Grace signalled with the...
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Rain
TANKA: Rain Heavy metal skies. Cloud’s pregnant waiting time. Releasing their juice, shards of silver arrows fall. Running rivers of relief. Frances...
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Chapter 15 - Crushing loneliness
And never did he imagine that laughter would fade so fast. He sat up and noticed the absence. Their absence. He was alone. No traces were left of the...
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MAÑANA - Part Five: El Último Capítulo
He did not write the name. The reading stopped. The cabinet over the second post warmed on Tuesday and gave its knock and then gave nothing else, and...
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MAÑANA - Part Four: La Cobranza
He wrote the name on the second Tuesday in February, on the back page of the ledger, in the column where a name goes. Then he went out to the...
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Years Falling As Rain
Reflection through the pouring rain..
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Spellbound Chapter 3.
Chapter Three. A Sad Child. In a small village high up in the mountains, a small girl named Sophie sat in the corner of her bed and fought back the...
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Amanderella and the Mystery of the Silent Statue.Chapter 7.
Chapter Seven. Opening Doors. Amanderella walked slowly along the landing, studying the wall with deliberate care. Sir Cottam followed, trying to see...
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The Bungalow-8
Continued from Chapter 7: The Bungalow-7 | ABCtales It had been a more than usually trying day. The detective had called again, this time in the...
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