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CALCULATING STARS Excerpt – In the East. At the euphemism, the saleslady’s eyes widened and her brows peaked with pity. “Oh— you poor dear.” And then curiosity followed, like a predator drawn to blood. “Where were you?” “The Poconos.” Mrs. Lindholm pulled out a navy blue dress from the rack and held it up. “She … Read more
CITY OF LIES Excerpt – It had come without warning. One minute the attackers seemed at ease, the next a wedge of them had charged out of the falling afternoon sun. The woman reporting this to me sweated in her ill-fitting armor and gulped mouthfuls of air between sentences. A week ago she’d probably never … Read more
Starless by Jacqueline Carey STARLESS Excerpt – My training resumed. I squeezed rocks and hopped up and down the staircase, and bit by bit, the muscles of my wrists and forearms and legs acquired new strength. The three-pronged kopar was still too unwieldy for me to use, but I reached the point where Brother Merik … Read more