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Thursday Escapes: The Last Dragonkeeper

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Thursday Escapes: Reflections

Kari Kilgore’s fantasy tale The Last Dragonkeeper is available free on this site for one week only!

Wyja, Senior Dragonkeeper of the Upper Abramshire Academy, tends to young dragons and keepers alike.

Each group challenging, and exhausting, in their own way.

Unwelcome change sets in when dragon birthrates drop to dangerous levels.

No one knows why.

Can Wyja solve the problem before it’s too late?

Check back next week for Birth of the Makmorn by Jason A. Adams, and happy reading!

Thursday Escapes: Malaya

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Thursday Escapes: Reflections

Jason A. Adams returns with his Appalachian tale Malaya, dedicated to all the women who won’t put up with it. Available free on this site for one week only!

How well do we ever know our spouses?

Billy Holbrook wonders sometimes.

Malaya loves him. How best to show her devotion?

Strangers in strange lands, even close to home.

Sometimes secrets shared mean secrets kept.

Check back next week for Kari Kilgore’s The Last Dragonkeeper, and happy reading!

Thursday Escapes: Reflections

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Thursday Escapes: Reflections

Kari Kilgore’s fantasy tale Reflections is available free on this site for one week only!

A beloved family home, abandoned and broken.

A so-called adult life, not much better off.

Jessica’s hopes of finding her joy fade as soon as she steps through the door.

Sometimes fear of staying the same hits harder than fear of the unknown.

Can facing her fears, and her memories, make Jessica’s life right at last?

Check back next week for Malaya by Jason A. Adams, and happy reading!

Thursday Escapes: The Green Knight

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Thursday Escapes: The Green Knight

Jason A. Adams’ modern take on a very ancient story indeed is available free on this site for one week only!

What if old myths and legends carry a grain of truth?

Gavin Baddock discovers this for himself when a strange client enters his life and changes it forever.

A shyster and a resilient con-man play the world for suckers.

Until the day Gavin learns the old myths and legends err in certain very important ways.

Join Gavin and Carl for a darkly humorous romp through the highs and lows of chicanery.

Just make sure you don’t lose your head…

Check back next week for Reflections by Kari Kilgore, and happy reading!

Thursday Escapes: Little Five

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Thursday Escapes: Little Five

Kari’s fantasy short story Little Five, a follow-up to Terminalia, is available on this website for one week only!

Barry Evans: An oddball in the oddest land of all.

A gray-suited accountant navigating colorful hair, crazy clothing, and questionable businesses.

After three months in Little Five, nothing surprises Barry anymore.

Until the day he meets a true stranger in town.

What happens when numbers meet magic?

Check back next week for another Atlanta-based tale with Jason’s The Green Knight!

Thursday Escapes: Oppositional

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Thursday Escapes: Oppositional

Jason A. Adams’ gut punch of a horror short story is available free on this site for one week only!

Curiosity – a terrible mistress indeed.

Phillip DeGranz, youngest Proctor of a prestigious university, meets a generous benefactor with an unwholesome secret.

A loving wife, a mysterious patron, and a myriad of dark secrets.

Will DeGranz fall prey to his own desire for knowledge, or will curiosity set him free in the end?

Check back next week for Little Five by Kari Kilgore, and happy reading!