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Archive for July, 2008

Now’s your chance to read back over what has happened so far as the writing staff of “Shoal’s Court” goes on vacation. The story will start back up in August.

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Segment 2.4

Emerald Garland plied the stubborn, cold blob of goulash with another handful of spices. “There. Maybe a bit of cilantro will help. I don’t know why this refuses to settle down. Maybe if I turn up the heat…oh, mercy me! The burner isn’t even on.” Emmy chuckled and shook her head as she cranked the [...]

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Petra James staggered out past the unfinished, half-paved scrap of road the developers had hopefully pushed out towards the dunes before they got tripped up by the zoning regulations. She aimed for the most unloved portion of the beach, the stretch which lay at the foot of the eroded bluff under the long tangle of [...]

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The electric company’s repair truck took the curve at the beginning of the court a little too close, tipping slightly as it turned. In the truck’s shadow, Lyndsey Templeton swerved his bicycle up onto the sidewalk and stopped a moment. He snarled at the truck and pushed his tie back into place inside his jacket. [...]

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Raisa Westcott teetered on her tiptoes. She could hear a soft buzz of Spanish mutters in the Morales’ patio, punctuated by nasal protests, none of it above a whisper. No knowledge of the language was necessary. PePé’s contrite tone and the pleading voice of Saffron as she stumbled in the unfamiliar tongue, coupled with Angel’s [...]

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Emmy hears an explosive argument on the Daniels’ side of her bungalow but the signs of distress elude the cruising Sam and Dinah, who nearly flatten a neighborhood cat. The little cat escapes to join Sugar, who must hide the visitor when Emmy comes to offer a gift after Bobbi urges her to be more [...]

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Bobbi Kamil scurried out of the way of Sam Tranh as he barreled down the sidewalk brandishing his night stick.
“He went in there!” he shouted, as if he wanted her to join him in the pursuit of the suspect.
Bobbi shrugged in reply and continued down the sidewalk. She had to stop as she headed across [...]

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