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Connection Error by Francesca Astraea (Ines’ Adventures in Paganism #1)
Ines’ magic specialises in helping people communicate. Getting them to listen, on the other hand… A few of weeks ago you guys voted for ‘poison’ to be my next topic, so here it is! (An aside which none of you give a shit about: I nicked [character spoiler] from the Philosophy Tube YouTube channel, and… Continue reading
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Changing Direction Part Two (The High Priestess, Major Arcana Series) by Francesca Astraea
Read part one here. As she ate, Freja alternately looked out the window and watched Alexandria clean. That smell, industrial kitchen cleaner, felt out of place, somehow. The real world felt further away than it had ten minutes ago, as though the Dutch family had taken the twenty first century away with them. … Continue reading
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Changing Direction Part One (The High Priestess, Major Arcana Series) by Francesca Astraea
Freja didn’t mean to stop for ice cream. The plan was to walk until she could think of nothing but sore feet, walk a bit further, turn around and limp back to the hotel. She reckoned she could lose a good couple of hours, from the seafront at Las Ramblas all the way to—what… Continue reading
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The Statue of Laurel Cottage Part Two (Strength, Major Arcana Series) by Francesca Astraea
Read part one here. Once upon a time, when Great Britain was full of farmland, occupying Romans and bad teeth, there was a girl with an overbearing father. Once upon a time, there was a girl in love with the girl with an overbearing father. Once upon a time, both the father and the girlfriend… Continue reading
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The Sea Witch’s Revenge Part III

Part I / Part II ‘So you will ask your grandfather tonight?’ ‘Yeah. We always have him round for dinner. I’ll… I’ll see you at school tomorrow?’ Roger nodded. ‘Good luck.’ The next day Roger didn’t cross paths with Jimmy once. Given the size of their school, this was a cause of mild concern. Perhaps… Continue reading
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