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Where Snapdragons Lie

{Warning Mature Language and Content} Private Magdalena Wallace just wants to drink coffee and kick ass. Surviving the terrorizing blight plague made her stronger and grateful. It's worth the monthly trips to the hospital to be healthy and alive. It's worth the scorn and stigma to be able to spin webs and sense danger. And it's worth being mocked by her fellow officers to protect and serve her city. But a web of lies is slowly unfolding. Rapid assaults, corporate scumbags, and a betrayal of trust. Balancing a new lease on life and putting your life on the line makes for a stunning conflict. How far can Magdalena go to protect her friends, her family, and the music man of her dreams? The mystery unfolds in "Where Snapdragons Lie".

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Where Snapdragons Lie

Forged in Silence

A celestial day is far greater than any birthday. The day you are marked with intricate signs of the abilities and stories your future may hold. Some are marked with a light blue, red, green, yellow, or white. Others are marked with a dark blue, red, green, yellow, or black. Emilia Brawen's marks have been black since her first celestial day. While having different marks has historically caused little squabbles, The city of Sithage has gradually picked a side. And its not Emilia's. Guerilla warfare between Celestial Light and Celestial Dark people is encroaching on her city after a hate group makes it their base. An unprecedented attack of major proportions robs Emilia of her speech. But the fight for peace is not one that requires speech alone. To avenge the life of her friend, and the redeem the good name of her comrades, Emilia ventures to kick extremism were it hurts. Sticks and stone may break bone, but names have power too.

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Forged in Silence

Casting Light

Life begats death, at least that's the motto of Evelyn Legrand. On a daily she tries and helps trapped spirits housed within dolls, puppets, and even death masks find peace or some closure. Most days she seems far to busy to focus on anything besides work and her recovering health. Spirits continue to open mysteries that she is driven to solve. But when Howell, the owner of an enchanted puppet, crosses her path Evelyn's days are never the same. Howell is artistic, over confident, outgoing, and well versed in playing the flute. He is polite and kind but also dismissive. Even with his albinism he strives to make a name for himself in the world of music. Although his habits are flighty, and he tends to go from one woman to the other without hesitation. Between his teaching, his contract with the Royal Orchestra, and his street show, Howell has an endless career ahead of him. What happens when a magic puppet, and a few other darker forces make them to cross paths again and again? A new world of light, laughter, and even love is revealed.

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Casting Light

Little Victories

Inspired by the artificially intelligent social robot Sofia of Hanson Robotics, as well as other social technology, Little Victories explores how social robots are assisting people with autism in learning new social skills. Entry for the Travel Brilliantly contest by Gianna Romanelli (Shutterbug526).

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Little Victories