“I’m pretty sure that’s cursed,” stuttered Kevin, tripping over the curb but catching himself before he fell. “What is?” “That house. Haunted, or whatever. Cursed.” “No way. It’s just abandoned.” “Can’t be abandoned, that light is on.” I looked up to the third floor window that he was pointing at. There was a light on,

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EXCERPT FROMa puppet show by Karinawritten for Backyard Renn Fest 2023 PROLOGUE NARRATORLong, long ago, before the world was old,when fairy stories were told every night,and dragons flames were frightening to behold,there lived a boy, destined to be a knight.This boy was gentle, faithful, true, and kind.He heard that people feared a dreadful scourge.He wished

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Hello reader! If you’ve found this page, welcome to my blog. I’m trying to write less self-consciously, less sheepishly. Trying to be vulnerable. Not ashamedly! I have always loved the totally unabashed, unpretentious, earnestness of the blog format — I was especially fond of it in high school when I would make posts about my

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