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Imperatrix Xoco

  • Caveat Emptor: Part One

    So, before I put forth a bit of this piece, there are some things that need to be said. First of all, this is a novel-length work. Obviously this is ...

    8 min read
  • The Barleycorn Girl: Part One

    A current work-in-progress of mine. This is actually a story that I intend to finish and give to my sister for her seventeenth birthday (which was on March 25th, but ...

    9 min read
  • The Woodsmith

    I. AinsleyShae asks me if I’m all right. I can feel her hand on mine, and she’s saying it, echoey and faraway, and she’s saying are you all right.No, I’m ...

    15 min read
  • My Mama

    My mama, she was famous. I don’t know this ’cos I met her or anything. I mean, I didn’t know her. Papa said she died when I was real little, ...

    3 min read


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— Helen Keller