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Chapter 9 of Nightfeather: Ghosts, and silver
The ghost told Sanderson that she needed more information. So she’s off to get more information from Decatur County’s unofficial historian, Miss Angela Farr. But will more information solve Sanderson’s problems, or raise new ones? Find out in chapter 9 … Continue reading
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Tagged ghost story, gold and silver, silver dollar, Writing
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Chapter 8 of Nightfeather: Ghosts
No matter what neat bits of magic she can pull, Sanderson lives in the same world the rest of us do, and has to deal with its pains and pressures. So while she thinks about what to do about ghosts, … Continue reading
Chapter 7 of Nightfeather: Ghosts, and an old acquaintance
Three women, one of them dead, a lonely ravine . . . what could go wrong? No, no, this isn’t a slasher flick. Sanderson might be happier confronting a slasher. At least she’d understand what she was dealing with, instead … Continue reading
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Tagged ghost story, ghosts, Magic, occult, supernatural, Writing
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Chapter 6 of Nightfeather: Ghosts
Sanderson isn’t really the outdoors type. She’s never set foot in the ravine in the more than two years she’s lived in Farnham. That omission gets rectified in chapter 6 of Nightfeather: Ghosts, “In the ravine,” as this affair with ghosts … Continue reading
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Chapter 5 of Nightfeather: Ghosts, and the new background
There’s a lot of things one can lose. A cat, say. Or maybe a friend. Or, if one wants to get philosophical about things, one’s self. A cat, unless it’s Schrödinger’s, is either found or lost, there’s no in-between. Not … Continue reading
Chapter 4 of Nightfeather: Ghosts
In chapter 4, “Nightfeathers,” Sanderson explains a bit about her odd right hand, and sets off on what begins as a search for a missing cat. If you’re not reading Nightfeather: Ghosts, my serialized Christmastime ghost story, you can start here. … Continue reading
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Chapter 3 of Nightfeather: Ghosts, and Joseph Rodes Buchanan
If you’re going to take on an impossible task, then you need to develop impossible skills. Or so Sanderson seems to think in chapter 3 of Nightfeather: Ghosts, “In which Sanderson multiplies her regrets.” Because taking on the impossible isn’t the … Continue reading
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Chapter 2 of Nightfeather:Ghosts, and Tarot
Telling fortunes is easy, no? There are so many rich fortune tellers. Yeah, right, in your dreams. Sanderson plays Madame Fortuna to earn a few bucks. But it’s not always easy money. Find out how it can go wrong in chapter … Continue reading
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Tagged Fiction, ghost story, Pamela Colman Smith, supernatural, Tarot, Writing
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The next story is a ghost story
There once was a tradition that people would tell ghost stories around Christmas time, especially on Christmas Eve. Victorian authors adapted the tradition, writing ghost stories for the December issue or Christmas annual of whatever periodicals they wrote for. The … Continue reading
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