"Mom, Mom, look what I bought!"
"Hmmm. It's a teddy bear." Lifts with thumb and index finger. Studies at a distance.
"This nice lady with the yard sale just gave it to us. And it was only a quarter. Isn't it nice?"
Studies at a distance. "What's that stain?"
"I don't know."
"Mommy will wash it first."
Deb is right.
Sometimes, you just want new. Sometimes, the story that goes with the yard sale find is one you don't want in your house...
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April 2022 News (or: on reading slumps and lots of editing...)
April snuck up on me like a thief in the night! I’ve been so busy writing, editing, and coming up with ideas for Daybreak on Raven Island...
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