Announcement!

My children's stories have been chosen by literary consultant Naomi Robertson  from The Word Count to be read during story time during quarantine on April 11th at 1.00 pm. The link is below.

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They broke down the cabin doors and came at us, wielding swords while cursing us and calling us “witches” and “devil worshippers”. “What do we do now?” Leslie asked. “We’ll have to stay calm for now. We’ll find a way out of this,” I replied. They bound us and took us back to the village. One of them left to alert the king, while the others locked us in a dungeon. One man remained to guard us while the others left. “There will be no more resurrections this time. We’ll make sure to rid your ashes to the sea,” he said. “If we were truly witches or devil worshippers, don’t you think we would’ve used our powers to harm you and get away, already?” I asked. The man frowned and scratched his head. “I don’t know… But one thing’s for sure, that woman right there is Christina. We already burnt her at the stake and here she is with you lot. And what’s similarly bizarre is your attire.” “You’re wasting your breath, Moon. They’re all savages and dimwits,” said Arabel
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