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Learning to Stand :: Chapter Five ::

March 5th, 2010 · No Comments

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CHAPTER FIVE
“Why is the resolution of every B horror movie so anti-climatic?” Raz asked.
He stood between Matthew and Troy watching Alex work. Standing on a chair, Alex played eeny, meeny, miny, moe with the square at the top of the north wall.
“Because it’s a resolution?” Troy replied. “Alex, have you found a…”
Alex hit [...]

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Learning to Stand :: Chapter Four ::

February 26th, 2010 · No Comments

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CHAPTER FOUR
Raz threw himself on top of Alex. They fell backwards in her chair just before a particularly violent explosion. The lights in the room flickered, sparked then went out. The room shook. Every chair fell over. The mortar made a tinkling sound as it fell onto the concrete floor. A portion of [...]

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Learning to Stand :: Chapter Three ::

February 19th, 2010 · No Comments

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CHAPTER THREE
Raz hesitated. Alex reassured him by putting her hand on his elbow. He looked into her face then nodded. They followed the man toward the forest.
“That’s Perses.”
The apparition of Alex’s best-friend Sergeant Jesse Abreu appeared beside her. Alex nodded her head slightly. As usual, Jesse continued in Spanish:
“The Weasel is completely freaked out, [...]

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Learning to Stand :: Chapter Two ::

February 12th, 2010 · No Comments

CHAPTER TWO
Two months later
Monday early-morning
March 24 – 4:30 A.M. MDT
Denver, Colorado
“It’s weird, isn’t it?”
Alex lifted her head from the pillow to kiss her husband, John. Like most mornings, they started the day in each other’s embrace.
“What’s weird?” she asked.
“How everything can be the same.” His British accented words were punctuated with quick thrusts [...]

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Learning to Stand :: Chapter One ::

February 5th, 2010 · No Comments

Today is the first day of my novel, Learning to Stand. Learning to Stand is the second book in the Alex the Fey thriller series.  The novel will appear one chapter at a time for the rest of the year. Learning to Stand is available in paperback at Amazon books or through our store.
Enjoy!

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