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Clearance
Clearing away things - struggling with the sentiments
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Arial Wintertail, the Ogre's Wife
(Another older piece that's been sitting in my writing folder for way too long. Reworked and expanded it.) As the self-proclaimed "Prettiest Fairy in...
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The United States Oracle
A rootless tree—he The United States Oracle goes into a hissy spit Funerary mask face and no trace of decency Demands bono-fires of public goods as...
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Amanderella and the Mystery of the Disappearing Vicar Chapter 6.
Chapter 6. Strange disappearances. Rev. Lollop nodded, though he clearly had no idea what that “something else” might be. “Well,” he said, rallying...
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The Shadow Chapter 7.
Chapter Seven. Rougham Manor. They reached their destination around lunchtime. "That’s Rougham Manor," said the carter. "A lonely old place really."...
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We are not infallible!
[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] God almighty never makes muddles, follies, or mistakes; We so easily slip still, promise change we can’t...
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Psalm of the Angel Anarchica
Its noble and resounding baritone proclaimed: "Let there be light and life, even in the night time. Let there be myriad nocturnal creatures with huge...
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Carried
We agreed to be reachable. That was the first one. Mostly it was a kindness. The school could find us. The hospital could. We put the phone on the...
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Metamorphosis - Resubmitted
One from my archive
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The Shadow Chapter 6.
Chapter Six. Birch House. As good as his word, Mr. Powell delivered them, his milk and eggs to Birch House. This was a huge grey building with small...
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Amanderella and the Mystery of the Disappearing Vicar Chapter 5.
Chapter 5. The Church of St. Gilbert the lame . Amanderella woke to the faint clatter of someone downstairs asserting their authority over a frying...
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Bron-59 of 59 - Final Chapter
Continued from Chapter 58: Bron-58 | ABCtales The reviews of Lieutenant Hinds had been pretty good, all things considered. The Times had praised the...
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Addition (3)
They bought the house on Vetch Lane in March. The closing took eleven days. Audrey handled most of the paperwork — the signatures, the inspections,...
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Young family’s 3-Day Holiday Adventure!
The joy of a sandy beach and warm sea when you’ve lived far from each, and though it’s just three days you have, you dig and you splash and play and...
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Amanderella and the Mystery of the Disappearing Vicar Chapter 4.
Chapter 4. In the Inn. Amanderella decided that it was too late to go on to Spruckmedder House, so she crossed the cobbles, the cat on the doorstep...
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The Shadow Chapter 5.
Chapter Five. Aidan’s Travels. Aidan knew that he had no choice but to go. He had always helped the people of the town and now they needed him more...
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Watching You, Chapters Thirty-Five and Thirty-Six
Chapter Thirty-Five Kelly saw the envelope on the mat the moment she entered the house. It was addressed to Mrs Kelly Stafford in bold, black...
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Addition (2)
The second showing was Audrey's idea. On a Tuesday Philip came home from work and Audrey was sitting on the couch with her laptop and a legal pad and...
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Addition (1)
The house on Vetch Lane was eleven thousand dollars more than they could afford. Audrey had done the math twice on the back of a grocery receipt...
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Outsider Inside
I came inside... Why am I so cold? I can feel the warmth, there's a security to it, a comfort, but the cold, it clings to me. Try as I might to feel...
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