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A Broken Silence

The youngest sister gave Jora the finger but hushed her tromping and jumped the ditch to join the other three gathered in the grass and frost.
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Interrupting Mrs. Xenoworth

I have not visited Mr. Johnathan Goffe is quite some time.  I’d like to see what he’s up to this morning.  Last I recall he was headed to some part of town to get some film for his camera. Grandma followed a different magic than my sister.  Grandma’s enchantments harnessed a deeper power, but they were [...]
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A Few More Flowers

From way back when. Kraite stroked the ridge of fur back from the corner of his mouth and twisted the thin braid at the end.  He disliked the style, but the braids appealed to Mallen.  Repeating the action made him feel thoughtful. He was not thoughtful.  At least not anymore. The bush in Qwain, especially here at the [...]
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Day 135: Too Much Time on My Hands

Originally here. I’m really in my office. Thirty-four floors above the 16th Street Mall in downtown Denver, Colorado. I feel as if I am in a Polaroid from the 70’s. The blues faded, the reds indistinct, and the blacks turned a sickly green. The “Welcome Back Kotter” t-shirt I’m wearing is an [...]
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Day 131: Marrow’s Next Step

Originally here. All posts with the marrow tag. I’m pressing the crescant to his neck and he’s saying words like magic. Words that feel like they could unbreak a jar, maybe raise the dead. “The best waters are swift and shallow.” He’s trembling as he chants, “The best waters are swift and shallow.” [...]
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Day 125: A Son’s Father’s Love

From Day 117: Conner’s Son’s Father Conner’s Son thought his father was foolish for leading them to this dilapidated oasis on the open prairie.  Surely the beast that tracked them would turn it’s attention here–even if he didn’t think they were that stupid.  A flock of crows startled at their unstealthy approach, rose like a flare, [...]
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