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Historical fantasy image of a fresh loaf of bread on a wooden table with a crock of butter and a jar of honey. The honey jar is made of pottery and has a wobbly bee painted on it AI image

Starting the Day

On June 26, 2024June 15, 2024 By Kat RedfernIn Story, ThrushbeardLeave a comment

She sighed and stretched. Her shoulders grumbled, but didn’t scream, so she stretched them again as she sat, then clambered out of their snug little nest of blankets. Cadan’s grin made her blush, worse when she realised he was barely even half dressed. She scurried to where she’d left her clothes the previous evening, in …

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Three Little Pigs

On March 21, 2018November 24, 2019 By Kat RedfernIn Random Fiction, StoryLeave a comment

Once upon a time, there were three little pigs. Their names were Toby, Ben and Hugh. Toby was the eldest and took things seriously. Ben was the middle one and the artistic one. Hugh was the happy-go-lucky, outdoorsy, baby of the family.   One day, for various reasons I won’t go into, our three heroes …

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