Chasing Cara and other short stories
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Last published Mon, May 8, 2017
To be safe from the Cleansing, Cara must reach the Northern Ocean. To climb out of his life of poverty, Ormsy must catch her first.
Dragons, mermaids, invisible Overlords, and more feature in this ongoing collection of short fantasy stories.
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