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Wednesday's Verse - Allies in the Deep Night

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This week’s verse moves from a fantasy poem about some emergency repairs for a sleigh to a fantasy verse about trolls and dragons. It is taken from 366 Days of Poetry , a collection of mixed-genre poetry released in 2016. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------   Allies in the Deep Night Deep in the shadows, the dragons are sleeping, noses tucked under tails, muffling their snores. Deep in the shadows, the cave trolls come creeping, move quietly and quickly, on stone-rattled claws. Deep under the blankets, the villagers are dreaming, hoping to gather the harvest, before the snow falls. Deep in the night, first comes the screaming, then comes the rattle of armour and swords. Lit by the torchlight, village defenders are fighting, shouting and cursing, in the face of troll roars. Lit by the gold gleam, the dragons wake, sighing come to the cave mouth, ...

Tuesday's Short - Shadow Life

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This week’s short story takes us from a fantasy tale of gargoyles, demons, treachery and destiny to an urban fantasy story about vampires, werewolves and the politics between them. Welcome to Shadow Life . When Denie’s lover is brutally slain, Denie sets out to uncover her killer and take her revenge, but her journey takes her into the shadows of the night, and murder isn’t all she uncovers in the dark. Shadow Life is available as a stand-alone short story at the following links: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Life-C-M-Simpson-ebook/dp/B008AE895G/ . You can also find Kristine Kathryn Rusch's latest free short story over on her blog: kriswrites.com . Why don't you go and check it out?  

Carlie's Chapter 1 - Dear Tiger: Let's Go A-Hunting

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LAST WEEK, at the end of Book 4, Simone found out what had happened to Tiger, and she wasn't happy. This week, she's found out more - and she's furious! Chapter 1 Excerpt – So Mad Right Now Tiger! I am so mad at you, right now… you AND Odyssey. HOW COULD YOU! I could just… I really could… And I will. When my hunter and I get there, you are so much dead meat, and when we’re done with you, we’re going to take down that complex and get our sisters out of there, and then we’re going right into those ruins, and we’re going to kick some alien tail. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The complete series is available as short, individual ebooks, and will become available as an omnibus, later this year. In the meantime, you can find them on this blog, until one week after the last chapter in the last book of the series has been posted, at which point this series will be taken down, and...