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First Love – Part 30
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Claire makes her way through town and ends up somewhere she really shouldn’t be, a gang hangout. She asks the leader for marijuana so she can plant them on Maddie. He delays, offering her a drink. Foolishly, she drinks it all. “I don’t feel well,” Claire said. “I wanna go…
First Love – Part 29
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Jose organizes a search party. Clayton is allowed to go along because he speaks Spanish and doesn’t look particularly white. Also: We flash back to Claire and how she spent her day. She carried some cash in her pocket and more in her sock. Dressed casually in jeans and a…
Most Excellent X
Originally posted on Dellani Oakes:
I’m always looking for ways to expand my vocabulary. I did an Alphabet Challenge in April 2015, which gave me a good reason to go looking for new words. I don’t know a lot of X words, apart from Xylophone, X-Ray and Xanadu. Xenon and Xenophobic also are ensconced in…
First Love – Part 28
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Deeply concerned about Claire, Craig calls Jose. He, Gabe and Luis arrive along with most of the boys from the group, as well as the men of the church. Two boys tell them that Claire had approached them, asking for drugs to plant on Maddie. They make it clear that…
First Love – Part 27
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After a delicious dinner, the teens are gathered in the den and realize that Claire may be missing. Jane tells everyone that Claire’s family life is not what it seems. “That doesn’t excuse her behavior,” Patti flared. “My folks expect me to behave well too, but I don’t go around…
First Love – Part 25
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While Maddie is getting a shower, the boys take her things, along with Patti’s, to another room. They make an improvised bed for Maddie with bean bag chairs and a sheet. The next day, they have their first lesson in making adobe plaster for the walls of the playhouse. Jose,…
Review / New Release: Running on Emptiness (Time, Blood and Karma #4) by John Dolan
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Running on Emptiness (Time, Blood and Karma #4) by John Dolan I was over-joyed when I stumbled upon the fourth book in the Time, Blood and Karma series. Dolan is one of my favourite mystery / thriller writers and this book lived up to the high standard of the previous ones.…
Sea of Destiny – Part 44
Originally posted on Dellani Oakes:
For those who have been faithfully following this story, I apologize for moving it again. I wanted something special to share at Cereal Authors, so I decided to use this. Please forgive me and thank you for your support. To Buy Dellani’s Books
First Love – Part 24
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During the night, Maddie wakes up because Claire is pouring pee on her. Predictably, Polly sticks up for Claire, saying she’s only trying to be friends. At that, Patti blows up and yells at Miss Polly before helping Maddie get cleaned up. “She didn’t break your back,” Craig said angrily.…
First Love – part 23
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The group of teenagers find they share the same love of music. In an improvised jam session, they sing and play guitars, bang on the trunk and completely lose track of time until Jose tells them it’s time to go to bed. They said goodnight again and went back to…
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