The First, Second and Third

It’s funny how sometimes some of the simplest of phrases can burn themselves onto your conscience forever.
People always say that the first time is something that you’ll always remember. Some remember it fondly. Most remember it with reluctance.
I consider myself pertaining to the latter.
More for habit rather than for respect, I will not mention the [...]

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Tri To Be

There is something to be said for trying hard. I’ve realized that I have a deficiency: I can’t stop thinking about getting a boyfriend. I call it a deficiency because I think there should be more to life than just that but my nature being what it is, I think about it subconsciously. People always [...]

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The Forest of the Keeper: Chapter 19 (Breaking the Curse)

The woman in his arms had a deathly pallor about her but he caught the slight rise of her chest. He watched as Oslin murmured softly into her ear and the fox sat on his shoulder, looking with concern at that deathly face. It was a strange vision to behold but somehow, it suited Oslin. [...]

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The Forest of the Keeper: Chapter 16 – The Warlock’s Heart

At the banquet, they entered together and it was easy to see that they were in love with each other. Jorli scampered up to her friend and with no pretexts, she called council in her room later that night and then scampered off for a leg of lamb. The banquet provided for much food, drink [...]

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The Forest of the Keeper: Chapter 10 – The Land of the Realm

They flew long hours, stopping to rest at night. The Range Realm was a journey of several moons and as they passed around the Snow Mountain Ranges, they could marvel at the view that was those lands. It was rocky and the people that lived there were mountain creatures, adapted to the life and the [...]

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The Forest of the Keeper: Chapter 9 – Saria’s Mission

In the middle of the clearing, the Keeper stood and held her hand out to Saria. She approached that place where she first met the Keeper so many years ago and stood silently in front of the Lady of Obsidian. The Forest was silent. The clouds parted and the moon was watching over the shoulder [...]

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The Forest of the Keeper: Chapter 8 – The Keeper’s Name

Sebastian rode as he never had before. He was elated and felt that Destiny had finally answered all his questions. He arrived to the alcove by nightfall and found that the Keeper was not in. He went to Saria’s room and found her drawing. He told his daughter that he finally found his wife and [...]

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The Forest of the Keeper: Chapter 7 – The Kiss

The days that followed brought more rain and no news. Grandmother noticed that the behavior between her granddaughter and the stranger was a little distant. She shook her head. She knew her granddaughter and her adventures and had long since given up trying to convince her of anything. Her Celina will always be her Celina [...]

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The Forest of the Keeper: Chapter 6 – Clara

The conversation, light and happy, awoke her. Her head pounded under her scalp. She remembered the wagon, the storm, Saria, the tree branch…she couldn’t recall anything more. As she pushed herself up with her elbow, the door opened. It was an elderly woman who looked as sweet as she was old. She was elated that [...]

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The Forest of the Keeper: Chapter 5 – The Encounter

The storm raged for days which turned into weeks. The Keeper knew that this was the cleansing before winter and worked accordingly in the Forest. The Horseman looked after Saria and daily went to the stables of his home to check on his horses. The evenings were spent in conversations with the Keeper about all [...]

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