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Past is Prologue

Nov. 07, 2022 | Comments

Two girls walk the woods near Northanger Abbey, separated by time, united in the same space. Which is alive, and which is not?
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Trifles Light as Air

Part 45: Confidante (Nov. 05, 2022) | Comments

Waking to see frost on the windowpane, of all things, undid her, and Sarah was roused by the sound of strangled sobs as her sister stared forlornly out the glass.
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Only a Game

Nov. 02, 2022 | Comments

February 6 Prompt: any, any, hands down, written for Persuasion (set during the card party in Chapter 23).
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The Experience of Miss Elphinstone

Oct. 31, 2022 | Comments

February 18 Prompt: Any, any, glimmering green and purple twilight, written for The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells.
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Trifles Light as Air

Part 44: Not Wholly Dead (Oct. 29, 2022) | Comments

Whoever General Tilney expected never arrived, and every day the butler was forced to admit there was no word from the viscountess.
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Northern Circuit

Part 3: Guilty Pleasure (Oct. 26, 2022) | Comments

February 5 Prompt: Any, any, pearl of the world. Just in time for Halloween, a return to the Northanger Abbey skating AU, with a passing reference to John Steinback's novella The Pearl.
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Trifles Light as Air

Part 43: Honour and Affection (Oct. 22, 2022) | Comments

Ironically, it was a moment of joy that caught at Henry's baser nature, brought on by the welcome return of correspondence with his sister.
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Grandmother's Big Ears

Oct. 19, 2022 | Comments

February 4 Prompt: any, any, 'Africa' by Toto is about a werewolf trying to find a cure, written for Dracula and the short story "Dracula's Ghost."
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Trifles Light as Air

Part 42: Her Humble Vanity (Oct. 15, 2022) | Comments

The shops of Salisbury were not as varied or accessible as Bath's had been, but Mrs. Allen determined to sample the newest fashions regardless.

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