Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in a certain boy’s adventures because the Amaranthine Saga & Songs are mine. Please continue to indulge the lot of us, especially the friendly one.
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Bakery Breakfast
Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in a certain boy’s adventures because the Amaranthine Saga & Songs are mine. Please continue to indulge the lot of us, especially the friendly one.
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Bakery Breakfast
Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in a certain boy’s adventures because the Amaranthine Saga & Songs are mine. Please continue to indulge the lot of us, especially the patient one.
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Wait and See
Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in a certain boy’s adventures because the Amaranthine Saga & Songs are mine. Please continue to indulge the lot of us, especially the one getting scritchies.
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Normies
Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in a certain boy’s adventures because the Amaranthine Saga & Songs are mine. Please continue to indulge the lot of us, especially the one who likes to improvise.
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Ephemeral Things
Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in a certain boy’s adventures because the Amaranthine Saga & Songs are mine. Please continue to indulge the lot of us, especially the helpful one.
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Say Can You See
Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in a certain boy’s adventures because the Amaranthine Saga & Songs are mine. Please continue to indulge the lot of us, especially the one with a great teacher.
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Challenging
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College Student

Bridge District. This section of the city is under the royal view, since the palace sits atop the center of the wall overlooking the James, its six bridges, and the gardens. Fun Fact: there’s a saying about letting things go: “water under the nine bridges.” That’s because there are three additional bridges (much less ornamental) downstream in the Academy District.
Posts like this, that dish details from behind the scenes in Folk-Spelled and the upcoming Else-Moored turn up at regular intervals over on my Patreon. I hope you’ll consider following me there!
Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in a certain boy’s adventures because the Amaranthine Saga & Songs are mine. Please continue to indulge the lot of us, especially the one who’s impressed.
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Sneaky Entrance

It feels good to tidy up before the new year.
:: squints at photo ::
Huh.
:: checks where her hands are ::
Ayup.
I cannot be the only writer whose keyboard has sections that are worn completely smooth.
How are you getting ready for 2026?
I’ve updated Kimiko and the Cycle of Moons over on Patreon as an extra treat for the holiday.

Prompt Me! I’m always looking for fun new prompts for my serializations. Been a while since you tossed some words/phrases my way? Or have you never prompted me? Scroll through these posts, see what others have suggested, and give me some inspiration for Christmas! ::twinkle::

Coop & the Elderbough Trackers is ongoing. New prompts are always welcome!

Boniface Smythe of the Stately House Smythes is also underway. What do you have for dear Bon-Bon?
Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in a certain boy’s adventures because the Amaranthine Saga & Songs are mine. Please continue to indulge the lot of us, especially the ones who look after their own.
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Cared For

Philtrum’s Guidance Deck. I’ve begun a new series of illustrations that I’m turning into art cards for my patrons. They’ll be based on the cards in Philtrum Kemp’s guidance deck in the Immortal Holmes series. You may recall the frontispiece illustration from Folk-Spelled, which was Fifth of Forest.
::twinkle::
I’m completely guilty of trying this coffee/tea shop because of its name. Now, it’s one of my favorite places to stop over & write for a bit. ::twinkle::