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Amy SpaughtonGreg GillisCharlo Stories 04-07

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  • The Girl Who Pulled A Forest Out Of Her Ear
  • Splendourland
  • The Dawn of the Phoenix
  • Withdrawal Pending
  • The Girl Who Pulled A Forest Out Of Her Ear

    She bored into her own eyes in the mirror, pulling parts of her face to catch the morning light in differing ways. She sighed, discontented.  “I am going to be late.” she thought. She wasn't. She never was. She was always annoyingly early. Turning her face to better display the side she had decided was her best this morning, she frowned at her ear. A small white bud prowww.onedoor.cctruded from it, no bigger than a sunflower seed. Or was it a mushroom? Or some sort of horrible fungus of the eardrum? Or perhaps earwax? Craning her neck and edging closer to the mirror, she peered at the imposter suspiciously....QQ6one door

    Splendourland

    The town of Tweed didn’t have much to offer; with run-down shacks that they called homes scattered throughout. It was a place where the stray animals outnumbered the human residents. There was one home in the town that had some historic appeal though; it was the old Mayor’s residence from 30 years ago. Nobody knew exactly what happened to him. One day he went home after a busy day at the Town Hall, and nobody had seen him since. Rumors started circulating that Mayor Jackson had been kidnapped and killed, and others say that aliens abducted him. I guess for a town like this, they will take any ...QQ6one door

    The Dawn of the Phoenix

    There are legends in our world. Muted by the decades, spoken on ancient lips and carried by the ebbing flow of time and curiosity.There are legends of magic in our world. Tales woven by silver-tongues, oozing from the minds of storytellers and carried on the breath of ancestors. Stories weaved so deep in stories people forget that legends are born of truth.There is magic in our world. Dormant in the earth, its once sharp blade dull with years of disregard. There is magic in our world, so small, so subtle that people have long since forgotten that it flows through our veins. It’s a knack, they ...QQ6one door

    Withdrawal Pending

    "Next, right here please," Cora called to the next customer in line. A very tall man came forward and she wondered what he was. She could tell he wasn’t human. "Bank card and ID, please," she said, and he passed her what she asked for through the slot in the spell-proof glass. She asked, "And what will I be helping you with today?" "I would like to withdraw some of my gold," he said, and Cora's heart sank. The teller next to her almost dropped the ID she had just been handed by her customer. The man continued, "Fifty pounds worth. All in coins, please." "Just making sure I heard correctly. Yo...QQ6one door

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