One Tin Soldier

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Monday, September 11, 2006

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Jachim looked. There spread out below the tree was beautiful quilted star blanket. The colored diamonds formed a rainbow of concentric rings from deep red to violet-blue. He walked slowly over to the tree, his gaze transfixed on her kind, joy-filled, still smiling face. He handed her the blanket as... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, September 5, 2006

Romance Begins

the Mingyard traders. After a seven course dinner in the Great Hall, he was shown to his quarters. Jachim could not sleep. He kept thinking of the treasure. 'What was it? Why did the Mingyards never mention it? Did they not know of its existence?' The questions flooded Jachim's exhausted brain. and... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, September 4, 2006

Next passage

One day, while walking in he forest, Moring happened upon fawn suckling at her mother's breast. He froze and sank slowly to the Earth Mother. She held him there for hours letting him be bathed in the rich life of the forest and of the scene which played before him. The scene has been definitively... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, September 3, 2006

Chapter One Continued

The drop ended in a great crystal cavern, perhaps 100 paces by 250 paces. There was more of this strange new crystal, but it took on more variety of color and hue. From pure white to blood red to deep purple with every hue in between, the crystal walls, ceilings, and floors took my breath away, and... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 2, 2006

Chapter One

C hapter O ne Once upon a dream-time there was, in the region of Morovia, a valley set between two majestic mountains. One peak, being slightly higher than the other was home to a mountain people, the Mingyards. They called themselves 'Kosata' meaning the 'People of the Treasured Gift'. The... Sign in to see full entry.

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