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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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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