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Writer & birder. Here to keep in contact with a few friends. Find me at History & Imagination or Landscapes of Memory on the stack of subs.
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'How do we survive the unthinkable?'
discusses her books on my blog.
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I whistle. The guard looks up, saunters over.
“And who the fuck are you to be calling me like that?” But I am ahead of him, my sergeant’s insignia pinned now to my tunic. He sees it. Straightens. “My apologies, Sergeant.”

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There are long before we are done. I walk beside the last cart. There is blood and filth on me; this is how men die in battle. Some were not dead; they are now. The sergeants granted that grace.

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Day 25 of 28 days of women writers.

'A great read for lovers of historical fiction'
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I'd never seen anything like it. It was more than twice the size of the wildcats of the Empire, and spotted, not striped, with a short and large ears tipped with tufts of fur. It stared down at me, golden eyes almost unblinking. Huge feet gripped the branch.

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“Dangerous,” Lena said. “An army on the is subject to raids from the mountains, quick ambushes & retreats into the valleys. A difficult land to subdue & to hold if the resistance is strong.” She was unintimidated, making this assessment in front of the Empress.

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We picked our way down to the ruined fort. The wind blew steadily, keening through gaps in the stone. Small wildflowers grew on the walls and lizards darted and froze among them, hunting insects. I looked around me. Buildings had crumbled, gone into dust.

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I had no time to consider the caprices of gods, or even to let my grief and anger pass naturally. I had to push it away, to move past it. I inhaled again, resisting the downward pull, the desire to to forget.

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Rosale rearranged her fine shawl, patterned with green and yellow leaves, accenting the green of her gown. Golden bracelets chimed faintly on her wrist as she did.

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