Monthly Archives: November 2014

The Wishing Map 17

Posted on November 29, 2014 by

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Four: Melcarhassen (Continued) Previously: An ancient document predicted “the Time of an End and a New Beginning” when Two Strangers would choose between salvation or destruction. Now we … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 16

Posted on November 26, 2014 by

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Four: Melcarhassen Previously: Pondering Zack’s words about being from “another world,” the great bird Aviar realized that “the Time of an End and a New … Continue reading →

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My Mother’s Death: An Irrational Joy

Posted on November 24, 2014 by

My mother died on Thanksgiving Day and I have never felt more joy in my life. Am I mad or merely cold-hearted? Neither. I was raised believing in Me and Mom and Dad. And that was pretty much it. God … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 15

Posted on November 22, 2014 by

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Three: Aviar (continued) Previously: After unwittingly sleeping in the nest of an immense bird named Aviar, Zack is discovered and pinned down by the creature. … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 14

Posted on November 19, 2014 by

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Three: Aviar (continued) Previously: Like her brother, Gina stood on the Map and promptly disappeared. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ Zack slept like a stone. During the … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 13

Posted on November 15, 2014 by

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Three: Aviar (continued) Previously: Saved from what had seemed certain death, Zack fell asleep on a mountaintop. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ Once Gina got over her … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 12

Posted on November 12, 2014 by

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Three: Aviar (continued) Previously: Zack’s fall into Ismara continues… ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ How had it happened? He thought back: he’d been in the house, in his sister’s … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 11

Posted on November 8, 2014 by

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Three: Aviar Previously: Gina watched in astonishment as her brother Zack suddenly vanished. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ Zack thought it was that thing that sometimes happens … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 10

Posted on November 5, 2014 by

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Two: Aunt Aloysia (continued) Previously: Gina and Zack continued to obsess over the mysterious Map. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ Almost two months had passed since Aloysia had brought … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 9

Posted on November 1, 2014 by

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Two: Aunt Aloysia (continued) Previously: Zack and Gina were given a mysterious Map and told, “It’s time.” ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ Mom was suspicious. Why was … Continue reading →

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