Author: Tom
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Chance to Dance
Tonight, as I walked through the grand front entrance to Aquatom Mansion, I was met by a calling card on the welcome mat. Well, I would have been, if I had a welcome mat, but details aside, a small, rectangular card was inside my door. I creaked as I bent down to pick it up.…
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Silas and Cornelius
Silas is a proud cat, blacker than night itself When he prowls the gardens, other animals wait He meanders to the ivy and peers to see who’s in Looking for his new found friend, Cornelius the Elf. Cornelius is a timekeeper, never early, never late And he expects of others what they expect of him.…
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Lady Emeralda Smart
Visitors to the mansion ‘know’ people they’ve never met… Dogs and cats stay outside as soon as the sun has set… Some say the chains that rattle belong to Lady Smart… Others state the shrieks and cries belong to her ‘in part’… Guests who stay in the lodge see a figure dressed in green… Passers…
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Collectively Speaking
I learned a very interesting thing today. Interesting to me as I never knew it before, but it makes perfect sense when I think of it in my mind’s eye. To be honest, I don’t think that I have actually seen it before either, but next time (which will be the first time) I’ll be…
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Wizardus Twirlius
With a rustle of ivy and a whiff of strong smoke A dazzling bright flash transforms into a long cloak Where once there was nothing, where no-one stood Now stands a wizard with a dark cloak and hood A cackle of laughter reveals one magi’s glee As the Master of Skeletons holds out a key…
