"Samuel Huggins Jr. Ship President South Pacific Ocean Latt 21 55. S. Long 175 W. October 20 1833." | photograph by Rusty Clark (via Flickr)
Creative scribblings carved from my imagination. Here there be original shorts, fan fiction, novellas, and other art forms not yet identified by science.
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Gentlemen of GloucestershireThe clock chimed four o'clock with no sign of Henry. She hoped at any moment to hear the front door open. But the minutes ticked by without this expected homecoming. |
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Gentlemen of GloucestershireIf Henry still did not believe his brother in real distress, neither was he sanguine that other offences had not been attempted after their parting. Thus obligations both domestic and professional spurred him to act. |
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Gentlemen of GloucestershireAll pleasures must have their end, if only temporarily, and Catherine found the morning dawned much earlier than either she or Henry could have preferred. |
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Gentlemen of GloucestershireCatherine had nearly protested when Henry ordered his brother out of the room. But her husband never gave her opportunity even to throw a beseeching look. |
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Gentlemen of GloucestershireIt was certainly good she had some employment, but he could not help resenting the cause: to be forced to continue conversation with his brother without more than a dozen words shared with his wife was not how Henry had anticipated the close of his day. |
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Gentlemen of GloucestershireWith hat in hand he threw the door open, prepared to receive all the reward a young husband must expect upon such an entrance. |
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Gentlemen of GloucestershireCatherine was startled, perplexed, and not a little anxious by the sudden appearance of this prodigal in her home. |
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Gentlemen of GloucestershireMrs. Catherine Tilney née Morland began her marriage to the Reverend Henry Tilney with every expectation of happiness. When a crisis emerges and her new family is put in danger, she must become the heroine she has been in training for all her life. |
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Austen Fairytales: Northanger AbbeyAug. 28, 2021 | Comments A compilation of my Jane Austen fairytale vignettes for the novel Northanger Abbey, in chronological order. |
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Austen Fairytales: The WatsonsAug. 25, 2021 | Comments A compilation of my Jane Austen fairytale vignettes for the unfinished novel The Watsons, in chronological order. |