Francesca Burke
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Healing Tea (The Tower, Major Arcana Series) by Francesca Astraea
‘You want… What?’ Rilla hadn’t expected to need to repeat herself. ‘A voodoo doll, several pins, something to stop nightmares in children, something to get rid of insomnia in adults and something that allows you to put curses on other people. Oh, and maybe some sort of spell to cause someone to come… Continue reading
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Customer Enquiries Part Two (The Emperor, Major Arcana Series) by Francesca Astraea
From Ernest Bezzina (bezzinasemporium@outlook.com) To Mandy King (mandyk1968@gmail.com) 28th July, 8:03am. Dear Mandy, Thank you so much for your email and my sincerest apologies for the delayed response. I have only had email set up for a few months and am still learning how to use it. I believe we have some items… Continue reading
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Customer Enquiries Part One (The Emperor, Major Arcana Series) by Francesca Astraea
From Mandy King (mandyk1968@gmail.com) To Ernest Bezzina (bezzinasemporium@outlook.com) Subject 75th Birthday Gift Enquiry 15th July, 10:02am. Dear Bezzina’s Emporium, My name is Mandy King, I was given your email address by a friend of a friend. I am looking for a gift for my mother’s seventy-fifth birthday, and I believe you may be able… Continue reading
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Help Wanted (The Moon, Major Arcana Series) by Francesca Astraea
Bethanie had been meaning to visit Bezzina’s Emporium of Magical Artefacts and Antiquities her entire year at university. Typically, she only managed it on her final day in Southend, when her bags were packed and she knew it was now or never. The trip was a little gift to herself, a ‘congratulations for surviving this… Continue reading
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Fraternising with the Enemy by Francesca Astraea
This is a commission for my patron Sarah, who sent me this prompt: ‘So you’re saying that you want me, a villain, to help you catch another villain? That makes no sense.’ Two colleagues met in the second-worst greasy spoon in the downtown area. The other customers were an alcoholic ex-radio DJ and a family… Continue reading
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