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The Autumn Queen No. 10 – If You Could See

This is #10 of The Autumn Queen.  To start at the beginning, go here.   PREVIOUS * * * Firelight played over the pieces on the maps, casting shadows across the battlefield. The logs were from the Deepwood, and gave … Continue reading

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The Autumn Queen No. 9 – Treason

This is #9 of The Autumn Queen.  To start at the beginning, go here.   PREVIOUS * * * I went to visit him, there in the dark, where those who have committed the worst crimes are kept. I walked … Continue reading

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What It Is About Christmas

“Dunno what it is about Christmas,” she said, looking down at her empty hands. Chipped nails fiddle with the fraying edges of her cheap fingerless gloves. “Sometimes I duck into the churches that stay open overnight. Around this time of … Continue reading

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Flashback

“Fuck Christmas.” “You’re like this every year.” “I maintain: Fuck Christmas.” “You love the lights.” “They stop working every year. I have to take them all apart and try again.” “You love the holiday dinners.” “Just gimme Chinese.” “You love … Continue reading

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Shooting Star

The sunrise was blue. She couldn’t get over the slick sheen of it, rippling across the void like water, curling purple at the edges, flickering silver. Heartbeat in her ears, and her breath kept fogging up the poly-carbonate in front … Continue reading

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