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A Cat-alytic Taxi Ride | ✓

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Parts 20
Time 2h 49m

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"Excuse me, mister, but why did everything suddenly turn black and white?"

A miserable adult who prefers to ignore everything, including their dying father. 

A concerned neighbor/friend/something more with curious connections. 

A taxi driver who doesn't bother to ask where the passenger wants to go.

And a cat with unclear intentions.

Where will this journey lead to, if anywhere?

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• Based on prompt #9 of ONC.
• Started: February 2, 2023
• Ended: November 15, 2023All Rights Reserved

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Lenora's Grimoire

Cherish thought she'd escaped her past years ago--settled down in some forgotten, sleepy town, gotten a steady job at the local library, and subtly hidden the witchcraft books donated from the local covens from the public. Cherish Harmond was wrong. Her cedar tree had screamed at her before dying on her front lawn that morning. Cherish hadn't even realized trees could scream. Faced with the desperate plea for help from a stranger, the past she thought she had successfully outrun has returned, and she must come to terms with it, to use her powers for good--because if she doesn't, she might unleash a curse onto her sleepy, normal hometown forever. Submission for ONC 2021 *Please note, this is also available on Amazon via ebook and paperback***