Tag: suspense
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Mornings at Character Cafe — Welcome, Eliza Ellis!
Good morning, Eliza! It’s so good to have you here in Character Cafe. Oh my goodness, from the first page of your story, I felt like we had so much in common. Like you, I spent a large portion of my childhood exploring forests and allocating names to boulders. My brothers and I had a…
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A Morning at Character Cafe — with FBI Agent Tiberius Granger
Good morning… Or should I say “Creepy morning…” since we have a Jessica R. Patch character in the house. Hey! Just because I am an agent from the Strange Crimes Unit, doesn’t mean that this morning has to be creepy. Though, I guess since we’re in the middle of a case involving dead girls covered…
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A Novel Museum — Voices in the Sanitorium
A Glimpse of the Voices in the Sanitorium Mini-Museum Though the 2009 components of my novel are fictional, as far as characters and some of the settings, the diary excerpts from 1931 are based on actual characters I “met” through interviews with relatives, photographs donated to me, trips to local historical societies, and hours reading…
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A Roman Visitor in Character Cafe — Redemption’s Promise
Welcome, Antonius Marcos! This is our first time having a soldier from biblical times visit the cafe. I’m not sure if I should feel honored or nervous… No need to fear. Yes, I am a Roman centurion stationed in Jerusalem, but I am not the enemy of Jews or Christians my fellow soldiers would be.…
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A Morning at Character Cafe with Gladwynn Grant
Good morning, Gladwynn. I’m so excited to have a newspaper reporter from the Brookstone Beacon here for a visit. My great grandmother was a reporter for a smalltown newspaper, and I’d like to think I inherited some of my writing genes from her. Thank you, Amy. The Beacon is running a series on local eateries,…
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A Special Event at Character Cafe!
Meet Livie and Corbin, characters from A Cursed Enchantment. This post has the answer needed for the Scavenger Hunt from #SOMANYNEWWORLDS2024
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A Morning at Character Cafe with Julia and Fatima
Good morning, Julia. I am so glad you stopped by. [Hands Amy a box of tomatoes, zucchini, and yellow squash and then pulls off gardening gloves] Don’t mind my muddy knees. I needed a little cultivation therapy this morning. Look at the size of these tomatoes! I just love what you have done with your…
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A Morning at Character Café — Featuring Thomas
This is the first time we’ve had a knight at Character Café! Welcome, Sir Thomas. Call me Thomas. I’m Sir Hustwell’s page, so I’m still training to become a knight. Thanks for inviting me. It’s good to have a break from our mission. I must say, you’ve been given quite a bit of responsibility for…
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Ivy’s Time in Durham
Despite my effort, Pigeon would not thrive. I fed him buttermilk with the tiny bottle every hour. And I followed all of Mrs. Hudson’s directives, which led to some messy proceedings. I thought perhaps the kitten was cold in my bed chamber, the second floor of Birmingham Hall being quite drafty with September’s bluster. I…