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The News From Poughkeepsie - Day 76

character sketch Monday:
Alexandra is a strange girl. When she was born, so was her personal god - Mister Johnson. This was no guardian angel, but an actual god came into being. The God of Alexandra. She would hold no gods before him, and she would pray to, worship, and sacrifice to him. He had the [...]

14Jul2008 | Mur Lafferty | 1 comment | Continued
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The News From Poughkeepsie - Day 69

I should have come up with a better post for today, it being 69, dudes, but it’s late and i’m frustrated at audio. This time it’s totally my fault, not Audacity. So it’s a new frustration. Fresh.
Character Sketch Mondays
Percy is a man who wears turtlenecks with his business suits and always has his hair [...]

7Jul2008 | Mur Lafferty | 0 comments | Continued
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The News From Poughkeepsie - Day 62 - Fool Week!

Characters sketch Mondays:
It’s time to have another special week. I just read Fool’s Errand by Sarah Zettel (which grew into Fool’s War, which I’m interested in reading) and I got so entranced with the idea of the fool in settings other than feudal, I wanted to do another week.
Rachel’s mother was a fool and [...]

24Jun2008 | Mur Lafferty | 2 comments | Continued
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The News From Poughkeepsie - Day 56

Character Sketches Mondays
Eric is a rancher. He is a down-to-earth man, preferring the wide open spaces of the range over the stuffy cities. He can’t stand holier-than-thou scientists, but it doesn’t change the fact that he is one. Or has the brains for it. And Eric isn’t a rancher of cattle, or horses, or dudes. [...]

16Jun2008 | Mur Lafferty | 1 comment | Continued
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The News From Poughkeepsie - Day 49

Character sketches Mondays:
Orville is 83. He is in good health, a bachelor, and well-off. He is bored at the end of his life, though, and decides to get a hobby. So he goes into serial killing. He’s good at it - but one person spots him. He’s not recognized, but the media begin to make [...]

9Jun2008 | Mur Lafferty | 1 comment | Continued
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The News From Poughkeepsie - Day 21

Character sketches Mondays
Prophesy is a funny thing. So when Prince Lawrence was visited by the local seer on his thirteenth birthday, he was dismayed to find out he is not the Chosen One, or a Hero, or the Savior. He was destined to be a good and fair king during the time of peace his [...]

12May2008 | Mur Lafferty | 1 comment | Continued