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The Shadow Prequel
The Shadow Prequel. The Mirror Broke. In one corner of the Royal Castle was a tall tower. At the very top of the tower was a single room. The only...
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walking over my grave.
Shamans and shy creatures whisper of danger, Souls without dreams are lost in the shade. Staring at screens in a world full of shadows, A hagstone of...
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What Now?
Each morning I wake up and I am thankful for the silence. I act as quietly as I can but, eventually, they awake. I hear their yawns as I dress myself...
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Twelve Bar Blues
I've always liked The Blues. As a teenager, I discovered British blues bands like The Yardbirds, The Animals, Stone The Crows etc and best of all...
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In plain sight
In all strains of life, scum rises to the top. From baths and basins to teacups and pints, scum can be identified and managed to preserve the...
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The Golden Acorn Chapter 9.
Chapter Nine. A Heart to give away. Babbin was helped to his feet by Prince Rogan and the Sergeant, who half carried, half dragged him to the bench...
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Amanderella and the Marduk Affair Chapter 8.
Chapter Eight. Old Stones. Amanderella unfolded the Ordnance Survey map again. This time she didn’t look at the contour lines. She looked at the...
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Bron-57
Continued from Chapter 56: “Oh, Tommy, stop! Don’t touch them. You might catch a disease.” Three skulls grinned vacantly from the, chaotic,...
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How to Lose a Game of Chess
Set the board where the finish has thinned to a pale oval under the plates. Bring down the box. The lid sticks, then gives. Take white. Keep the one...
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The Less Miserables Lose the Park (3)
Three months later. The park reopened on a Saturday in July. Dusty was there at dawn, before the construction crew even arrived, watching the first...
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Tell them I am Queen now - a short story
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Tell them I am Queen now - a short story The old king, Aethelrod, wasn't stirring. He sat on the throne in faded tattered ermine. His gaze was...
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Amanderella and the Marduk Affair Chapter 7.
Chapter Seven. Too Tall. Amanderella arrived at the Library just as Dotty was turning the key in the door. Morning light slanted through the tall...
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The Golden Acorn Chapter 8.
Chapter Eight. On to Wilford. Babbin was not in the inn. “He’s down in the village,” said one of the foresters. “I think he was heading for the...
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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (28)
Part 27 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-27 Billy had no idea what to do. High above was a witch’s giant face...
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The Less Miserables Lose the Park (2)
That night, Dusty made a list. He sat at his desk, the same desk where he'd made lists for the ramp project and Haley's lunches and all the other...
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The Less Miserables Lose the Park (1)
The chain-link fence went up on a Monday. Dusty stood in the parking lot, watching the construction crew unroll the temporary fencing around the bowl...
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On Sizzling Days (repost from 2013)
Who knows why the bald man Lusteth over the lidless car Only to flaunt, on sizzling days His wrinkly, glistening dome As solar rays propel his heart...
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The Golden Acorn Chapter 7
Chapter Seven. A Beating Heart. The doctor examined Babbin and shook his head. “The heartbeat is very faint. I can give you some medicine that might...
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Amanderella and the Marduk Affair Chapter 6.
Chapter Six. The Church on the Hill. Amanderella tapped her pencil against the cover. “I think I need to go and look at this ruined church.” “Ivor...
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Coming Home
What do two people owe each other when fate has made their lives impossible to resume?
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