Grace and Zeek, An Unusual Friendship
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Grace and Zeek, An Unusual Friendship

Zeek knocked on Grace’s door. Although he knew that Grace felt a kind of friendship for him, his hindbrain clearly registered she was an aggressive predator, much higher on the food chain than he. After all, he was only …

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The Marshals, Part 2
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The Marshals, Part 2

Being new as a supernatural marshal and as a spirit lion shifter, I need direction from my partners. Max, a hybrid gargoyle/human is not very communicative, and Gwendolyn, the tooth fairy is flighty at times. Nonetheless, we have a job to do and now …

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A Holiday Bedtime Story
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A Holiday Bedtime Story

Antonio lived in a narrow commercial building in downtown Olympia, the capital of Washington State. Upstairs stood a tiny apartment that held a sagging leather chair that, after forty years, fit his body comfortably. A threadbare blue …

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Tamesin
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Tamesin

Spring in the forest, the rising sap bringing renewal to trees dormant throughout a wet, cold winter. The sound of Canadian geese migrating north filled the air. In the dense newly greening forest …

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Green: A Fond Memory
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Green: A Fond Memory

Sweat rivered down my face as, wary-eyed, I watched Susie concentrate. The lines around her nine-year-old mouth grimaced, her bobbed blonde hair frizzy with heat.  She was deep into figuring out. …

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First Contact, Part One
Erika Perzi Erika Perzi

First Contact, Part One

It was already ten in the morning. Ben and Aldridge were at their usual boy investigations. At nine years old, their interests were not on the aesthetic but …

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The Marshals: Part 1
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The Marshals: Part 1

I’m not quite human anymore and I’m not sure I like it. I’m new at being a hunter and a tracker. One of three marshals in charge of keeping the …

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Witch’s Child
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Witch’s Child

Her hand was soft and small, cool to the touch. She tried not to cry. She knew it wouldn’t look good to cry.

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The Selkie
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The Selkie

When she first lumbered onto land, the full moon shining off the marbled rock uncovered veins of silver and she imagined it easier ...

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Stealing Dragon Magic
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Stealing Dragon Magic

If the baby dragon knew any better, which he didn’t because he was too young, he wouldn’t keep waiting on the beach for his mother to return for him. Instead, he …

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The Job Evaluation
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The Job Evaluation

Golden sunlight flooded the southern-facing wall of windows in stark contrast to the north side of the building. Here, the office brooded in darkness except for the tiny …

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