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Friends With Flippers

The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode click here. To read it from the start, click here. Zack and Gina’s friends Maerith and Shelcor agreed to sail them across a tumultuous seaway, but disappeared … Continue reading

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Good Monsters?

Illustration by Nina Pommelin The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode click here. To read it from the start, click here. Zack and Gina’s newfound friends Maerith and Shelcor had agreed to sail them … Continue reading

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Saved From Drowning

Image by psychoshadow The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode, click here. To read the entire novel, begin here. Returning to the magical world of Ismara in search of the lost … Continue reading

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Dweebs Can Be Heroes Too

Source: amazon.com The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode, click here. To read the entire novel, begin here. She’d been trapped by a vengeful pixie princess, stung … Continue reading

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Strangest Rescue Ever

Source: Lancashire Climbing and Caving Club The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode, click here. To read the entire novel, begin here. Gina had been trapped by the … Continue reading

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Lost But Not Alone

Image by vuongbibiptp The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode, click here. To read the entire novel, begin here. Gina had escaped in disgrace from the village … Continue reading

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Rescue Zack, or Never Come Back!

Artwork by Dusan Trajkovic The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode, click here. To read the entire novel, begin here. “Holy…!” Gina Dore’s butt-boy of a brother … Continue reading

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Farewell to a Beloved Family Member

Minuet – recent photo by our daughter Beth Does the fact that she was a cat make this post seem less sincere? It’s not. Anyone who’s adopted an animal knows that pets are family members–and family means loving unconditionally. Minuet … Continue reading

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My Rock

“When you’re drowning and someone reaches down from a rock and says, ‘Grab my hand!” you do it! That’s when it’s all right to use someone, Alec. Because that’s how they got there That’s how I did. That’s how my … Continue reading

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The Wishing Map 127

Love is the best antidote for the disease of self-delusion.

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