Addergoole West-Coast 3: Peers

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Addergoole Castle was huge, Rosmarina quickly learned, far bigger than it looked from the outside, and it was a maze of rooms, some tiny and some giant.  In order to get to the dormitory where she’d be staying, they ended up going up three floors, down two, across a bridge between sections of the school, and then up another floor.  By the time we were there, Rosmarina was pretty sure she wouldn’t ever be able to find it again.

Then Pontius opened the door to her room, and she decided it didn’t matter, because she was never leaving.  The room was twice the size of the one she shared at home with both her brothers, and there was only one big bed, one dresser, and one desk.  “Is this…” she was afraid to ask, so she whispered it. “Is this all for me?”

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June Patreon Theme Poll

What is this?
It's a poll!
Ahem
It's a poll to determine the theme for June on my Patreon.

Okay, why?
Because I like themes.
The theme gives a direction for the monthly Patreon prompt call, and for meta-posts and reposts and other such things.

But your Patreon is for Patrons...
Well, technically, yes. But there are always free posts. And many stories are made public after a while.

What if I don't have a DW account?
Vote for up to seven options in a comment below! Comments are open to anon, just sign it so I know who you are.

Poll #20023 June Patreon Theme Poll!!

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Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 14

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What should the June 2018 Patreon Theme be?

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Unexpected moods (motif)
5 (35.7%)

Summer vacation (motif)
5 (35.7%)

Founders (motif)
3 (21.4%)

Graduation (motif)
2 (14.3%)

circles and spirals (motif)
8 (57.1%)

Bunnies! (motif)
3 (21.4%)

seedlings & planting (motif)
8 (57.1%)

Flowers, birds, and bees (motif)
2 (14.3%)

Picture prompt (type)
1 (7.1%)

Encyclopedia Worldia (type) (All About The Worlds)
2 (14.3%)

Demifiction (type) (non-fiction in fictional settings)
3 (21.4%)

Tiny Fiction (type) (fiction with specific small wordcounts)
0 (0.0%)

Things Unspoken (Setting)
4 (28.6%)

Tir na Cali (Setting)
6 (42.9%)

Fae Apoc - PreModern (Setting)
5 (35.7%)

Bear Empire (Setting)
7 (50.0%)

Aereax/Expectant Woods (Setting)
5 (35.7%)

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What should the August 2018 Theme Poll Options be?

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Wrong Person, Wrong Place

“I'm telling you, I'm innoc — I didn't do it!  You've got the wrong girl. Definitely the wrong girl!”

Caroline had broken countless laws in the last decade and bent probably twice that many — mostly variations in grift, fraud, and outright theft — and had never been caught.  A great many times,

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Criminal Endeavor – an excerpt

Originally posted on Patreon May 2018.  Part of the Great Patreon Mirroring to WordPress.

This is a not-necessarily-canon beginning I started some time ago. I have some idea where things might go, but this is what I have so far.⚒️

Eva had not exactly been expecting the police to show up at her door with a warrant, but she was not completely surprised, either.

“Officer.”

“Miss Bauer.  I have a warrant here to search your house for Donald Olson, or the body thereof.”

“He’s not here, in this life or the next, but you’re welcome to search.  Come on in.”  Eva stepped out of the way.  She’d had time to clean up anything she didn’t really want the police seeing since her last encounter, two days past, with Officer Halligan and her cronies.  “Watch your step; I heard one of the cats having a hairball but I haven’t found it yet.”

The officer stepped in with exaggerated care.  She’d come to the front door, of course.  It was a good thing Eva had cleaned all of Aunt Asta’s detritus from the front foyer last week.  The front room and foyer still had a sort of prissy, maiden-Aunt sort of feel, but that was in keeping with at least one of the reputations of this house.  “How long have you been living here, Miss Bauer?”

“Four months, Officer.  Can I get you some tea while your team searches?  And may I read the warrant?”

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The Second 2/3 of April in Patreon

okay, I'm a little behind on this... 

Last month’s theme was

Libraries and Librarians

Things marked with a * are free for everyone to read.



See the first 1/3 of April here.

Stories
The Library of Secrets There are two places in the Empire that are often called The Library of Sec

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