The World Between
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Last published Wed, Feb 7, 2024
This story is of Maia, a young woman who slips between the world we know to the world between, a world which typically is only seen by cats, babies, and mysterious old women.
Maia is a slightly anxious, average millennial office worker who lives alone with her cat Marshmallow, until one day she finds herself strangely transported to the Between, a world of magic, wonder, and strange beings of all kinds. As she journeys to return to her world, she must confront her fears and use the strengths she keeps hidden from herself. Along with a poison-mixing weasel and a sentient map, she ventures forth into a world made for those with magic in their veins. What will she find in the strange world and who will she become at the end of her adventures?
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