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Kate Machon Author

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Wrangler of words, and author of the award winning Pix and Gabe Adventures. For more details, see my website. https://katemachon.com/

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Kate Machon Author @katemachon.bsky.social · Aug 16

✨Pix and Gabe actually did it! The Shadow Deception is a bronze winner in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards.
I'd love it if you joined them on their adventures.
Find out more: katemachon.com/books/

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Kate Machon Author @katemachon.bsky.social · 5h

'Wow, Gabe. I never thought you would be a #libertine. Although... I suppose there have been signs. I should have guessed. But now I have the proof. You're a free thinker.'
'Stop being ridiculous, Pixie.'
'Me? You're the one putting cream before jam on their scone.'
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Kate Machon Author @katemachon.bsky.social · 10h

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Glowing embers spiral upward, like guilty fireflies painting the night sky.
'Isn't it pretty, Gabe?'
'Pretty? PRETTY! That's my house, Pixie.'
'Well, technically, your former house. And there's no need to be so grumpy. I said I'm sorry. Look, I'll write oops in the #ash.'
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Kate Machon Author @katemachon.bsky.social · 2d

Gabe swings his butt & shakes his feathers, going full The #Clash on me. The grumpiest angel ever turned punk diva. I bite my lip to stop a giggle. 'Should I Stay or Should I Go?' Definitely stay. I whip out my phone, stream to Faetube, & watch the views explode.
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Kate Machon Author @katemachon.bsky.social · 3d

'I am Gabriam, representative of the Angel Council - & this is my pixie #associate, Ariadne Greenlegs. Pix for short.
We save the world on a regular basis.
Well... I do. Pix usually causes the calamity.'
'Huff. Not true, Gabe! Well... not always.'
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Kate Machon Author @katemachon.bsky.social · 4d

'Gabe, we have to enter the Gnomes Monthly home design contest.'
'That wouldn't work, Pixie? You burn down, blow up, or pulverize my house every 5 minutes.'
'Exactly! We're the perfect #advert. If they hate the look, relax - I can guarantee to remodel by lunchtime.'
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Kate Machon Author @katemachon.bsky.social · 5d

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Kate Machon Author @katemachon.bsky.social · 5d

People underestimate how precise you have to be with a pixie charm. One slip, one sneeze, & poof - instead of a mild confidence boost, Gabe's underwear #elastic snaps mid-speech to the Angel Council. I'm telling you - precision matters. Mischief? Pure coincidence.
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Kate Machon Author @katemachon.bsky.social · 6d

I've done that before! Lots of shouting at the screen and battering the keyboard.

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Kate Machon Author @katemachon.bsky.social · 6d

'Gabe. GABE! Gossip is you brawled in the Angel Arms after some lowlife slandered Betty the bar manager. Is it true? Did you beat him to a #pulp?
Wait... why are feathers everywhere?
Ohhh... that shiner. A split lip. And hobbling too... I guess he did the pulping.'
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Kate Machon Author @katemachon.bsky.social · 6d

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Kate Machon Author @katemachon.bsky.social · 6d

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Kate Machon Author @katemachon.bsky.social · 6d

'Wow, Gabe. You're so calm.'
'I've learned to be an #oasis of calm amid chaos.'
'That's great. Especially since I, uh, broke your vase... singed your sofa... smashed your harp...'
'I am an oasis. I AM an oasis.'
'And burned down your house.'
'PIXIE! Get back here.'
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Kate Machon Author @katemachon.bsky.social · 7d

'I'm telling you, Gabe, it all happened so quickly, it's a bit of a #blur. But... I think it was bees. Yes, definitely bees. They swarmed in, hundreds of them, & stole the lot.'
'...Bees? Really, Pixie?! They stole that huge plate of brownies.'
BURP! 'Uh-huh.'
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Kate Machon Author @katemachon.bsky.social · 9d

'What a #conundrum, Pixie. Maybe this will teach you playing with demon portals is a bad idea. So what will you do? Release the demon portal & hope you can get to the last brownie before it's sucked through. OR close it properly & watch me claim that chocolatey delight?'
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Kate Machon Author @katemachon.bsky.social · 10d

'We need to #sublimate all this prank energy into something useful, Pixie.'
'Why, Gabe?'
'So you become a valued member of society.'
'Already am, Gabe.'
'No, you're an annoying member.'
'Nuh-uh, Mr Frownie-Face. I make people smile. Methinks you need sublimating.'
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Kate Machon Author @katemachon.bsky.social · 11d

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Kate Machon Author @katemachon.bsky.social · 11d

Being the prank queen isn't always glitter & giggles. Stealth & speedy getaways are a survival skill. So either Gabe's rigged this #escutcheon with some pixie-proofing, or I've snacked on one too many brownies.
Oh well... 'Gabe! Help!'
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Kate Machon Author @katemachon.bsky.social · 12d

'Look, Gabe - floors gleam, dishes shine, laundry folded. Party time.'
'Hold up, Pixie. This happened suspiciously fast.'
'Fast? Me? Just efficient... no need for such #scrutiny... trust me, Gabe... okay, maybe don't... fine, fine - it was a glamour charm. I'll fetch the hoover. Sigh.'
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Kate Machon Author @katemachon.bsky.social · 13d

The not-so- #sonorous plink, plonk, twang echoes through the village, chased by the drum roll of slamming windows. I hand out earplugs on the main street, muttering apologies. Gabe's harp practice continues. Relentless. Terrible. And weirdly inspiring.
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