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    Month: October 2023

    This Textured Darkness, #103

    Rizla flew through the air, shrouded in indigo and thunder, relishing the gift of flight.

    October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 by joanspilman

    Silver Bottle, Episode 15

    Reverend Fisher had a silver bottle, which he drew from his pocket.He handed it to my mother; she put it to her lips, drank, and then handed it to him.

    October 31, 2023October 28, 2023 by joanspilman

    This Textured Darkness, #102

    Bridon appeared at the Fish Belly twice a year during Open Court to play rulla. Bridon was a fiend for rulla, playing for hours on end.

    October 30, 2023October 30, 2023 by joanspilman

    Silver Bottle, Episode 14

    Every night we had to be at that dammed revival. Or at least I did. The boys were worn out with church, and Mrs. Sanders offered to step over and watch them at our house. She said she knew she was saved and reviving was too hard on her heart.

    October 30, 2023October 27, 2023 by joanspilman

    This Textured Darkness, #101

    I’ll begin as a serving girl, I think. Big eyes, thin cheeks. His tongue is rough with women, and his anger will stoke mine.

    October 29, 2023 by joanspilman

    Silver Bottle, Episode 13

    An immediate dislike came over me, especially when I heard Reverend Fisher say, “I can see the two of us are going to be friends.” I hated him.

    October 29, 2023October 26, 2023 by joanspilman

    This Textured Darkness, #100

    Suga regretted speaking. She was getting agitated, and he feared the damage that might occur. Villages burned, plagues released, mountains spewing chunks of earth in broad daylight.

    October 28, 2023October 28, 2023 by joanspilman

    Silver Bottle, Episode 12

    “What would happen if you were laid out on the floor unconscious?” Lena had put all sorts of suggestions in their heads.

    October 28, 2023October 26, 2023 by joanspilman

    This Textured Darkness, 99

    In Old Town, a section of the city known for its cobbled streets and tall, narrow buildings, Rizla the Red Witch and Suga the Eunuch watched the… Read more “This Textured Darkness, 99”

    October 27, 2023 by joanspilman

    Silver Bottle, Episode 11

    “It’s not nice to stare. Now, you mind what I said.”

    October 27, 2023October 26, 2023 by joanspilman

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