Unions (part 2)

The daydream of Crastor and Illyrio raises, among other questions, the question of why we stay in unhealthy relationships. I’m not just referring to partner or family relationships, but any relationship. Whatever your dating history, I’d wager that you’ve probably …

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The Potions Master

~ Continued from “The Beginning” ~

He knew he could not stay in the village forever. With the ruins of his childhood receding behind him, he marched into the unknown, propelled by terror and necessity.

Crastor had not gone far …

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Unions (part 1)

A few years ago, I received a personalized email from a co-worker. She explained how our worker’s union really needed help. They needed someone who could serve as a kind of go-between between the union and our department. She didn’t …

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Mother

As the shards of glass scattered around me, I sank to my knees. The wave of emotion that I’d been holding back swelled and then burst out of me. I sat there on the kitchen floor, sobbing and staring at …

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The Beginning

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My main character was born in Ireland sometime during the second half of the 14th century. His name was Crastor. (Game of Thrones fans will have to separate the name from the repugnant character from …

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Prince Charlie

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Before there was my current main character, there was a sort of crude prototype named Prince Charlie. But Prince Charlie didn’t arrive alone. He brought a friend.

It started with a rather obscure piece …

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