Watcher Doings 14

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Join us for a weekly blog party in Six Sentence Stories, hosted by Denise and attended by some mighty fine, fun folk. Prompt word=TRICK. Read, write and come back for more on SIX SENTENCE STORIES. 

As Ferah stood behind the banquet sideboard handing out treats and holiday hootch on Samhain, she pondered the dramatic change in her brother’s attitude toward other fae outside their family group, and his increasing hostility toward her since she became a full member of the Council of Peacekeepers: what trick was this that broke and turned us from childhood best mates to this sadness?

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Watcher Doings 13

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Join us for a weekly blog party in Six Sentence Stories, hosted by Denise and attended by some mighty fine, fun folk. Prompt word=SPICE. Read, write and come back for more on SIX SENTENCE STORIES. (Link goes active Wed night).

The Council of Peacekeepers had gathered in the sunlit hollow above the Great Falls to celebrate Ferah’s naming day and full induction into the council; her older brother, Montay, had been lobbying for a change in mission and had other plans for the meeting.

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Watcher Doings 11 and 12

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Join us for a blog party in Six Sentence Stories, hosted by Denise and attended by some mighty fine, fun folk. Read, write and come back for more. Here’s the address for the party: https://fresh.inlinkz.com/party/830b313cca0342b4bc15d9004ef94f7e Prompt for last week: FILL. This week? NEED

ELEVEN

“There are no more blueberries for muffins, but tomorrow’s ferry from the mainland will help us restock,” Ferah temporized as she struggled with how to begin explaining, shrugging in both apology and comfort (for herself as well as her two gnome guests).

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Watcher Doings 10

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Welcome to the Six Sentence Story weekly blog hop, where we share stories, poetry, SOC, based on a single prompt word. This week’s prompt = TEAR. Swing on by this multi-national crowd to read, or share your own, party going active Wed-Sat night. https://fresh.inlinkz.com/party/0b455c269e32418e93ca0e833e803417

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“Well now , that’s two of us loose in the wind,” growled Elinorth, gnawing her lower lip and fretting at her longest and most favorite chin hair.

“Both Frenlodth and Rockmouse gone missing with no check-ins means we need our best and oldest tracker,” and glaring at the gathering of gnomes rather than show her tears, added “Any volunteers?”

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Watcher Doings 9

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The challenge? Write a story in exactly 6 sentences based on Denise’s one word prompt: CHOICE. Visit, comment, and write & post your own on SIX SENTENCE STORIES. (Link goes active Wed night)  The Café is open. Come as you are!

Yes, it was inconvenient that tracker Rockmouse was extremely cautious, especially since gnome Fernlodth’s trust in Ferah (honestly earned) was almost an afterthought, as automatic and natural as breathing a sweet winter’s dream.

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