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Adventures in …Word Play
April 20 expertise, practical, school, imagine, comfort, studio, imposter, critic, dog, innovation “Two questions,” I whispered though I didn’t need to. We’d made so much noise that I couldn’t imagine even the most ancient security guard or dog would have… Continue reading
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Adventures in …Word Play
April 19 record, suspicion, seasonal, censorship, mask, recycle, stumble, confront, printer, lake Crouched at the mouth of the alley, I wanted to record the moment. I finally stumbled over my own magic while searching for someone else’s! But I could… Continue reading
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Adventures in…Word Play
April 18 chop, execution, royalty, grant, crude, literature, context, will, audience, miracle A couple of things you should know about Half Light. One: its time is centered in your modern day. Two: all the amazing technology–computers, self-driving cars, airplanes, cell… Continue reading
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Adventures in…Word Play
April 17 looting, headquarters, slow, creed, history, yard, trainer, turkey, nuance, deprevation Having a leisurely lunch was a luxury after the deprevation of the past few days. I savored the sandwiches made with bread I’d baked myself and slow-roasted turkey,… Continue reading
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Adventures in…Word Play
April 16 mile, medicine, researcher, pride, raise, check, neighbor, administration, cross, implicit Captain Ogie had maneuvered close enough to the Sky God for Jasmine to cross to our deck in a flying leap with me tucked under her arm like… Continue reading
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Adventures in…Word Play
April 15 cheese, fruit, abridge, global, power, top, letter, guideline, recover, variable The boots belonged to the skeleton wearing the long t-shirt. It was propped up near the bow of the ship and held a blunderbus in one bony hand.… Continue reading
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Adventures in…Word Play
April 14 marble, sigh, bill, ostracize, breakfast, ladder, thrust, lunch, bitter, boot Captain Ogie bellowed, “I know that ship. It’s the Sky God!” Another projectile whizzed past my ear like a hot sigh, and I foolishly wondered how we’d pay… Continue reading
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Adventures in…Word Play
April 13 recruit, eagle, champion, article, shortage, figure, porter, will, prevalence, head The other ship still moved slowly toward us. There appreared to be no shortage of crew; the prevalence lined the rails, port and starboard. I could make out… Continue reading
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Adventures in…Word Play
April 12 conflict, division, adult, clerk, bed, revoke, hot, bin, grudge, inch “That ship is heading straight for us!” Jasmine’s voice was an eerie calm. But there was no doublt, if the ship stayed its course, it would ram right… Continue reading
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Adventures in…Word Play
April 11 poor, cat, excavation, act, expand, herb, fragment, trousers, square, base These two operations required me to expand our complement of “Associates” farther than financially comfortable. My brother, Bir, stayed at our home base to act as sentry over… Continue reading
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