Stories by Claudia

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CHAPTER EIGHTY-SEVEN
Friday morning — 5:25 A.M.
Dressed in her pajamas, Jill ran down the stairs from the loft. Her bare feet made a tight drumbeat as she pounded past the landing. Slipping around the corner, she almost ran over Honey. Honey had been wheeling at top speed toward [...]

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CHAPTER EIGHTY-SIX
Thursday Night — 7:15 P.M
The Castle
“I made dinner.” Sandy rushed around their apartment. “Delphie will be here…”
Sandy ran to answer a knock at the door. Delphie came in and hugged Sandy. Seated at the dining room table, Noelle watched Sandy run through the apartment. Her mouth [...]

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CHAPTER EIGHTY-FIVE
Two weeks later
Thursday — 3:25 P.M.
After getting a bite to eat, and checking that Katy and Noelle had snacks, Delphie sat down at a small table in her apartment. She usually took care of the kids after school, but Jill had taken the day off [...]

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CHAPTER EIGHTY-FOUR
Friday morning — 8:24 A.M.
Sandy stood inside the doorway to admiring her salon. One wall was painted a burnt orange color similar to a Colorado sunrises. There were four stations set up along the exposed brick side of the studio. A changing room and a bathroom [...]

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CHAPTER EIGHTY-THREE
Thursday — 1:05 P.M.
Denver County Court Building
Jill moved across the court room to retake her seat in the witness box. She had been on the stand since they showed the horrible videos of Honey’s attack. Jacob and her mom, Anjelika, had been with her [...]

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CHAPTER EIGHTY-TWO
Wednesday evening
Aden spent most of the day waiting. After the hearing, he had waited in a holding cell at the courthouse. It wasn’t awful. It wasn’t even all unexpected. He’d simply forgotten what it was like. He’d started the day as a President of a [...]

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Have you read Christmas Eve, Denver Cereal’s Special Holiday Edition? Only available until 1/1/10

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CHAPTER EIGHTY-ONE
Wednesday morning – 10:15 A.M.
Entering the courtroom, Aden looked around to see who was there. Judge Alberts had closed the courtroom to the press. The only people allowed in the courtroom were [...]

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CHAPTER EIGHTY
Tuesday evening – 7:15 P.M.

Sighing, Honey looked out the window of the SUV.
“Tired?” MJ asked.
He slowed to turn onto Seventeenth Avenue from Race Street. They were making their way to St. Joseph’s Hospital to visit Heather and her new baby.
“Tired? Yeah, I’m tired,” Honey said. [...]

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Happy Holidays!
Claudia has created a special Christmas edition of Denver Cereal called Christmas Eve. Our editors were so excited by the story, that they suggested running it as a fundraiser. Claudia picked Dress for Success and here we are!
Christmas Eve is a story about Jill, Jacob and Katy on their first Christmas together. This heart-warming [...]

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CHAPTER SEVENTY-NINE
Tuesday early morning — 4:20 A.M.
“Slow down. Slow down,” Sandy whispered into the telephone. “I don’t understand what you’re saying. What happened?”
“It’s your father, Sandy,” Seth yelled over the siren of his squad car. She could hear the engine of his car rev as he drove.
“What is it?” Next to her, Aden [...]

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