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The Raven's Nest Chronicles: April 2010
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The Raven's Nest Chronicles. Friday, April 23, 2010. The Lesson of the Walking Stick. 8220;So, what can you tell me about the man that owns this walking stick? 8221; asked Sir Arthur. I hefted the walking stick and tested its balance by twirling it between my fingers. I held it up and looked down its length. I examined the silver handle and scrutinized the worn tip. 8220;He’s a pompous ass,” I said and laid the walking stick down on the table that separated me from my mentor. 8220;I’ll not give you...
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The Raven's Nest Chronicles: With Hairy Legs and Un-brushed Teeth
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The Raven's Nest Chronicles. Saturday, June 26, 2010. With Hairy Legs and Un-brushed Teeth. Pete and Natalie, a young, childless couple, have just gotten up on a Saturday morning. Pete is looking for his tooth brush to complete his daily ablutions. Natalie has just stepped out of the shower. As they jostle for position at the vanity, this is their conversation:. 8220;I don’t know what to tell you, Pete. I haven’t seen your toothbrush.”. 8220;Are you sure? 8220;Only fools are sure, Pete.”. 8220;No. Us...
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The Raven's Nest Chronicles: Where You Belong
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The Raven's Nest Chronicles. Saturday, August 4, 2012. Photo prompt from Magpie Tales. 8220;Missed you in church yesterday,” Pastor Tuttle said. 8220;Had to get the hay off the ground.” Isaac patted his faithful gray mare on the neck and then swung himself up onto his wagon. Taking up the reins, he flipped them gently onto the horse's back and rode away from the minister without so much as a glance in his direction. If anyone else had been planning on leaving, they didn't dare move after that! He watched...
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The Raven's Nest Chronicles: A Subtle Knife
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The Raven's Nest Chronicles. Friday, June 18, 2010. It’s not like he had never seen a dead body before. He’d seen lots of them. But they were always laid out in fancy coffins, wearing their Sunday best and made up to look like they were sleeping. At least that’s what everybody always said, “Looks like he’s just gone for a nap, doesn’t it, Vinny? Wiping his chin with his sleeve, Vince stammered, “There’s a dead body in the alley behind Martinelli’s. I think it was murdered.”. 8220;Yes,” Vince said. 8220;N...
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The Raven's Nest Chronicles: The Perfect Dinner Party
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The Raven's Nest Chronicles. Sunday, August 5, 2012. The Perfect Dinner Party. Had a bit of fun with this prompt:. John Singer Sargent , A Dinner Table at Night, 1884. 8220;My goodness, Colonel, but I do think that Cook has outdone herself once again.” Lady Willington sipped her cognac and sighed the sigh of one who has just hosted the dinner party of the season. 8220;Yes, yes! Smashing repast.” The Colonel agreed, puffing his words out from under his great moustaches. 8220;Well, perhaps if that Trollope...
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The Raven's Nest Chronicles: Maybe She Will
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The Raven's Nest Chronicles. Saturday, August 4, 2012. Well, looks like you've gone and painted yourself into a corner again, Charles! How many times have I tried to warn y. I've lost count, actually. I bark and I bark and I bark and what do you do? You just keep painting like the fool you are, telling me to be quiet so I don't disturb “. The Lady” who, by the way isn't even home. That's right. Sh. And now, what's that you say? You say you want me to go and get. I ask you. Three – four days! Clearly you'...
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The Raven's Nest Chronicles: The Transformation
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The Raven's Nest Chronicles. Monday, August 13, 2012. From far away, she heard the mournful appeal of the conch shell calling her to join the battle. She knew she had to answer. She knew she had to leave her predictable life, her safe life, and be part of this fight. She had no choice. It was fight and die. Or die anyway. 8220;I’m coming,” she shouted over the growing din and pushed harder against the restrictive plastic. It did not give. She had to get free. She had to. But how? If only the sheet was pa...
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The Raven's Nest Chronicles: August 2012
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The Raven's Nest Chronicles. Sunday, August 26, 2012. Just a Little TLC. Alice walked through the front door of the eleventh house she had viewed that day. Expecting yet another boring, and unimaginative space, she was surprised by what she was seeing. The outside of the house was appealing with its country-cottage quality, nestled as it was amid slightly over-grown shrubs and ivies. There was even a climbing rose in on a trellis next to the entrance. But this! He shuffled a sheaf of papers and handed th...
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The Raven's Nest Chronicles: June 2010
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The Raven's Nest Chronicles. Saturday, June 26, 2010. With Hairy Legs and Un-brushed Teeth. Pete and Natalie, a young, childless couple, have just gotten up on a Saturday morning. Pete is looking for his tooth brush to complete his daily ablutions. Natalie has just stepped out of the shower. As they jostle for position at the vanity, this is their conversation:. 8220;I don’t know what to tell you, Pete. I haven’t seen your toothbrush.”. 8220;Are you sure? 8220;Only fools are sure, Pete.”. 8220;No. Us...
