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    Sometimes, late at night, he catches himself sitting still on the couch. Hours pass without him noticing.

    He thinks about his mother then. Not about the way she died, but the way she lived on her worst days. The way she would sit for hours, staring at nothing. The way he would sit in the corner of her room, quiet, and afraid to leave her alone.

    He shakes himself out of it. He’s embarrassed by the comparison. He’s not like that. He’s functioning. He’s successful. And most importantly, he’s loved.

    He’s fine.

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    A collection of short (for me) explorations into the sweet agony of being a Musketeer. Expect anything that my wicked mind can produce. Will rate appropriately as things get worse . . .

    Next Up: Chapter 1l - Some kinds of torture don't require a blade

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    09 Dec 2018

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    Human d’Artagnan tries to end Vampire Athos, sure that Athos was the Vampire who killed his father. Athos decides to take d'Artagnan as his pet as punishment, a dangerous prospect as Athos is one of the Vampire King of France's Musketeers, surrounded by politics, old grudges, and old friends. D'Artagnan has a lot to learn.

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    21 Oct 2018

  4. Public Bookmark 38

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    Detective Athos de la Fere thinks the worst thing he has to deal with is a hangover until his scheming ex-wife shows up at his door looking for police assistance. In five years, it's their first interaction that's not due to her former job working for the best fixer in the country, and definitely the first time she's willingly sought him out. The investigation sounds like his idea of hell, but could it also be an opportunity to finally move on from their painful divorce and all his unresolved guilt and anger? Or could it just destroy them both further?

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    18 Sep 2018

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    "I would like to give you the silver
    branch, the small white flower, the one
    word that will protect you
    from the grief at the center
    of your dream, from the grief
    at the center." - Margaret Atwood (Variation on the Word Sleep)

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    12 Sep 2018