Lucy of the Broken States

Chapter One The horse ambled its way into town, past the few wooden buildings that housed a grocery store, a scavenger store, a restaurant, and the sheriff’s office. Lucy sat atop Lance and gave him very little direction. Meridune was home and, after...

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Sep 04, 2025
Stitch

I’ve shared this story on Halloween before. I have to admit, it’s one of my favorites. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.Thank you for reading. – Cat Stitch. Stitch. Stitch. The old woman sits in her musty smelling sewing room, putting together her...

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Oct 31, 2022
An Evening with Bigfoot

The smell of the fire wakes me, as it usually does. The low drone of voices slowly enters my consciousness as well. I rub my hands over my eyes and sit up. The stew cooking in the fire pit makes my mouth water and I realize how hungry I am. I look ar...

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Oct 06, 2022
Review

Rock and Roll Genie by AE McKenna The entire time I was reading this book, I thought it was the last in the series. I misread/misunderstood the author’s posts on Twitter. That misunderstanding colored my enjoyment of the book. Don’t get me wrong. I l...

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Jun 30, 2022
A Review

A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears) by Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling I don’t usually read non-fiction, but an article about this book sparked my interest and I decided to purchase it. I am not no...

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Apr 04, 2022
Daily Prompt: motivations

I have no idea what realization came to Anthony during this scene. From Protector of the Grey House: Anthony nodded. “I’ll see what I can do.” He looked to Vincent for a long time. Finally, Anthony asked, “What have you decided about Natalia?” Vincen...

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Feb 26, 2022
Daily Prompt: jawline

From Protector of the Grey House: “No. But I suspected.” He went to Natalia, picked her up and carried her to his throne. He sat and cradled her to him, to comfort her. All he could do was caress her and kiss her neck and jawline. He would be without...

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Feb 25, 2022
Daily Prompt: implication

From Protector of the Grey House: Tonight was no different. She started breathing hard and fast as the implication of what he wanted set in. She had taken control before, many times, but this was the first time he asked for it. He wanted her to contr...

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Feb 24, 2022
Daily Prompt :arrangement

From Protector of the Grey House: In minutes, his people were out the door, in the cars and headed back home. The sun had started to show itself in the east. Humans drove the limos and moved dividers up as soon as they could. Vincent and Natalia were...

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Feb 23, 2022
Daily Prompt: circled

From Protector of the Grey House: “You think you’re too good to be a vampire?” “Never said that.” Natalia circled with Lorraine, glad for the moment to assess her target and allow for tactics. She already knew of two things she could try, one if she...

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Feb 22, 2022