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Cassandra Hase = {Aspiring Author} @cassandrahase.bsky.social · 2h

Each housed a workshop. Some open to the air, with workers at lathes and anvils. The longer they rode, the more industry they saw. The sounds of trip hammers rang through the air, powered by waterwheels.

"Cora, aren't you excited?" Lissie asked, "You don't look excited."

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The #WIPSnips word for October 9th is "battery"

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October 9 - battery
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Cassandra Hase = {Aspiring Author} @cassandrahase.bsky.social · 1d

Lady Maribelle ascended the Guest Bedroom stairs, previously the Dungeons. She and Dottie had already stripped the Bulwark Coveralls off and been doused in vinegar. It seemed the whole castle smelled of pickles.
“It seems to work…” Dottie sounded reluctant to admit it.

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The #WIPSnips word for October 8th is "dungeon"

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October 8 - dungeon
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Cassandra Hase = {Aspiring Author} @cassandrahase.bsky.social · 1d

I've heard they prefer the term NHI. Non-human intelligence. That seems like the right category for Big Foot.

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Cassandra Hase = {Aspiring Author} @cassandrahase.bsky.social · 1d

When he goes on his merry way
Like he did this very day
He does not walk
He shambles

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The view from a porch, looking out on a backyard holding back a forest.

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Cassandra Hase = {Aspiring Author} @cassandrahase.bsky.social · 1d

People waved and cheered as she passed.
Riley and Cora were wearing tunics made of leather and soft cloth. Mostly white, but with beautiful tiny beadwork around the neck and sleeves. Riley felt naked without her sword belt. She asked, "Where is Sugarsnap? Is she safe?"

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✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 2d

The #WIPSnips word for October 7th is "safe"

Sorry to those who expect an earlier post, there was a scheduling issue.

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October 7 - safe
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Cassandra Hase = {Aspiring Author} @cassandrahase.bsky.social · 2d

As promised, Alexander set up his tent in the pooling darkness. Riley called Cora to help her gather firewood. She did not miss Cora's glance back as they walked away. Riley said, "I see you're enjoying your new traveling companion."
Cora blushed. "He's charming, you have to admit."

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✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 3d

Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips

The word for October 6th is "miss"

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October 6 - miss
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Cassandra Hase = {Aspiring Author} @cassandrahase.bsky.social · 3d

I would say the left cover, with the man, gives me more thriller. The right cover with the wolf looks more horror.

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Cassandra Hase = {Aspiring Author} @cassandrahase.bsky.social · 3d

Vacuuming, quilting and laundry

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Cassandra Hase = {Aspiring Author} @cassandrahase.bsky.social · 3d

It's hard to say since I've never read the Batman comics. I think the villains mentioned are quite esoteric. Not movie villains. There has been no mention of the Bat.

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Cassandra Hase = {Aspiring Author} @cassandrahase.bsky.social · 3d

The proprietor of the store was an immaculate woman. His eyes searched her for perfection, for symmetry. Not a single freckle out of place on her golden skin. Her dark hair was parted down the middle as if by a razor. Her eyes were the absolute mirror of the other.

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✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 4d

The #WIPSnips word for October 5th is "store"

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October 5 - store
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Cassandra Hase = {Aspiring Author} @cassandrahase.bsky.social · 4d

I am a big fan of never buying myself shoes... So my husband has to buy me new boots. The pair I have now had people asking me on the street where I got them. I know we couldn't afford them.

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Cassandra Hase = {Aspiring Author} @cassandrahase.bsky.social · 4d

I'm reading a book named The Boy Detective Fails. It seems to take place in the Batman universe.

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Cassandra Hase = {Aspiring Author} @cassandrahase.bsky.social · 4d

When I was a little pearl
String along a whirling curl
I flew back and forth violent
Until I caught and flying went

Into the door and down the hall
Then the last place I went at all
Wedged underneath the bed
Where you lay your little head

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Cassandra Hase = {Aspiring Author} @cassandrahase.bsky.social · 4d

Walking past
Breathing fast
Saying something
Hope it lasts..

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Cassandra Hase = {Aspiring Author} @cassandrahase.bsky.social · 4d

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley has my favorite description of beauty I've read. The plot has time travel entirely overshadowed by stellar characters. This book is for anyone that wishes they could interview a 18th century Arctic explorer.

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The book, The Ministry of Time, open to the title page. A statuette of a sunbird holds the page open. A spice warmer, a notebook, and a cup of coffee surround.

The Ministry of Time is closed in this shot.

This shot is more open, with a large window showing a forest in the background.

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Cassandra Hase = {Aspiring Author} @cassandrahase.bsky.social · 4d

"Riley, this doesn't feel like a hunt." Lissie's voice was soft with an edge to it. "It feels like an execution."
"Sure, but whose? You said they have twelve-year-olds do this?" Riley felt the weight of the spear; it had a massive cross guard.

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✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 5d

The #WIPSnips word for October 4th is "hunt"

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October 4 - hunt
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Cassandra Hase = {Aspiring Author} @cassandrahase.bsky.social · 6d

"When I awoke the next day, I was in shade. A tiny voice asked 'Are you dead, mister?' There was no sweeter sound I'd ever heard.
"'No child, I live yet.' I ventured him a skeleton's smile. The boy was no more than four.
"'What are you doing sleeping in a field?,' he asked me.
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✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 6d

The #WIPSnips word for October 3rd is "hibernate" which is what I'm ready to do with these shorter days. 😂

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October 3 - hibernate
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Cassandra Hase = {Aspiring Author} @cassandrahase.bsky.social · 7d

"Tawn led me inside to his gran's bed. The woman was a hundred if she was a day. I wept with Tawn. I wept into the basin of goats’ milk. I wept over the dried fish. I told Tawn his gran was in the sky now."
"'She's right there, in her bed!' Tawn's logic was irrefutable."

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✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 7d

The #WIPSnips word for October 2nd is "salmon"

This one might be a tough one, but remember that synonyms, variations and ✨vibes✨ are fine. Like fish in general or the color pink!

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October 2 - salmon
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Cassandra Hase = {Aspiring Author} @cassandrahase.bsky.social · 8d

Riley watched without moving as Lissie and Alexander tended to the boy. He didn't look angry; he didn’t look at Riley at all.
Trevor kept shooting her furtive glances. They cleaned the blood away with a cloth and water, then covered the wound in a paste that shined like a silver river.
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✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 8d

Holy October, Batman! How's it October already? I don't know, but I'm here for spooky season!

The #WIPSnips word for October 1 is "river"

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October 1 - river
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Cassandra Hase = {Aspiring Author} @cassandrahase.bsky.social · 9d

The dog and the horses all have their own personalities!

Cassandra Hase = {Aspiring Author} @cassandrahase.bsky.social · 9d

Riley could feel her friends clinging to her shoulders. They were apparently not moving fast enough for Ruskin, who kept darting back as if to encourage them. The dog would touch her with a paw, then run ahead, look back, and do it again.

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✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 9d

The #WIPSnips word for September 30th is "paw"

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September 30 - paw
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Cassandra Hase = {Aspiring Author} @cassandrahase.bsky.social · 10d

Lissie's voice was somber. She stood up, looking ancient as she spoke.

"The wind is high
She knows, she knows

The sun is death
He sees, he sees

The earth is still
She bears, she bears"

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✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 10d

Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips

The words for September 29th is "bear"

(While inspired by Fat Bear Week, as always, synonyms, variations and ✨vibes✨ are fine, so it doesn't have to be a literal bear.)

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September 29 - bear
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Cassandra Hase = {Aspiring Author} @cassandrahase.bsky.social · 10d

The air was dusty with lint, but he could not cough as the tailor drew a measuring tape across his chest. The bent man’s bald head had asymmetrical hair combed across it in inky black tendrils. The sound of sewing machines was not well-muffled by the rows and rows of hung cloth.

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✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 11d

The #WIPSnips word for September 28th is "ink"

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September 28 - ink
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Cassandra Hase = {Aspiring Author} @cassandrahase.bsky.social · 11d

Riley was running full tilt at him with her sword drawn.
Lissie rounded the stone slab she’d slept on last night and rushed to the doorway as fast as she could. The laces came untucked from her boots.
She reached the door as he threw the first rock.

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✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 12d

The #WIPSnips word for September 27th is "swift"

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September 27 - swift
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Cassandra Hase = {Aspiring Author} @cassandrahase.bsky.social · 13d

Their matching black buns and matching black uniforms bobbed as they both held out matching envelopes. Each envelope absorbed light, with a glittering gold seal decorating the center.
Cora stood and walked forward, brow wrinkled. She grabbed an envelope with each hand.

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✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 14d

The #WIPSnips word for September 25th is "absorb"

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September 25 - absorb
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