Honour wagered and lost

Sarah’s honour wagered and lost. It is 1803 and the scene an English Country house in the home counties. Sunlight filtered through the green canopy of overhanging branches dappled the coach and four as it[…]

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Milk and cookies

“So you’re going off to college,” Mary Peters said to the young man who was painting her house. “In another couple of weeks, Kerry Kimball replied between brush strokes. “My, my,” she sighed while fanning[…]

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Ebony sucker

The phone rang at the security desk. Bill put down his newspaper and looked at the clock. It was 8:10; everyone should have been gone by now. He picked up a pencil to log the[…]

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