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Shut the Barn Door
How forgetting the basics can lead to disaster ...
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Katherine Ladny Mitchell
September 2023
Taking Up the Shears
Doing uncomfortable things because they need to get done
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Katherine Ladny Mitchell
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August 2023
Exciting Author Update!
And apology for being gone for so long ...
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November 2022
Ephemeral: Final Chapter
33 Elpis Revolutions Later ... “Grandma! Grandma!” cried little Sydney as she scampered across the grassy lawn in her bare feet toward the white-haired…
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Ephemeral: Chapter 36
Elpis light had turned golden and the native insects were tuning up for their approaching Elpis-setting symphony. It had been a full revolution of…
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Ephemeral: Chapter 35
Clara felt hollow at Raven's command. She wanted to shout in protest, but she barely managed to croak out, “Wait!” Raven did not hear. Commander…
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Ephemeral: Chapter 34
The term, “bridge,” was a generous title given to the sagging ropes barely supporting an uneven distribution of weathered boards across the chasm…
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October 2022
Ephemeral: Chapter 33
Riding on horseback in Elpis light with a guide significantly improved Aaric and Clara's traveling experience through the forest. After hours of…
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Ephemeral: Chapter 32
One of the perks about living on an ephemeral planet is that no matter how exhausted you are when you lie down, you always wake up feeling as if you'd…
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Ephemeral: Chapter 31
When Chaska opened the door, Clara grasped his arm more tightly as she realized his home had not been built on solid ground but several stories above it…
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Ephemeral: Chapter 30
A promise to return. Clouds rushing past a porthole window. Guards surrounding the ship. Electric staffs pulsing blue. City of cylindrical buildings…
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September 2022
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