Posted on September 6th, 2008 by On a Limb w/ Claudia
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Jill was sitting on her balcony when she saw Jacob and Valerie park in front of her building. At the sight of the Jeep, her heart started a little happy dance. Stopping by the mirror, she brushed her hair and put on [...]
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Posted on August 30th, 2008 by On a Limb w/ Claudia
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
CHAPTER TWELVE
Walking from the bright day into the dark hospital lobby, Jill was unsure of where to go. Jacob said that Katy had been moved to a private room. Stepping toward the reception area, Jill opened her mouth to ask for Katy when she [...]
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Posted on August 23rd, 2008 by On a Limb w/ Claudia
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
CHAPTER ELEVEN
“Are we ready?” Jacob asked. “We can get past the paparazzi through the tunnels.”
Standing by a locked door in the main Castle kitchen, he looked from Val to Mike. After years of preparation, he had no idea if they could get away [...]
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Posted on August 2nd, 2008 by On a Limb w/ Claudia
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
CHAPTER EIGHT
“Mike’s married to Valerie Lipson.”
“But Valerie Lipson is Jacob’s sister,” Jill said. “How…?”
“Val and Jake aren’t Catholic. Remember that huge fight Dad and Mike had? That was over Valerie,” Megan said. “Dad forbid Mike to go out with Val because she wasn’t Catholic. Mike disappeared for a [...]
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Posted on July 26th, 2008 by On a Limb w/ Claudia
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
CHAPTER SEVEN
“Then let’s take the Brits suggestion and have dinner,” Jill’s brother, Steve said. “They won’t miss us. By the time we get back, they should have settled down a little bit.”
“We’ll get them dinner too?” Jacob asked.
“Shit, you’re paying,” Steve said.
Jacob laughed.
They were half-way [...]
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Posted on July 12th, 2008 by On a Limb w/ Claudia
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
CHAPTER FIVE - The non-date
“I haven’t been here in a long time,” Jacob said.
He turned right from Twenty-third Avenue into the Denver Zoo then took an immediate right into a parking lot.
“You can’t park here,” Jill said. “This parking is only for….”
Jacob waved a white security card in from of [...]
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Posted on June 28th, 2008 by On a Limb w/ Claudia
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
CHAPTER THREE
What he’s missing….
“Back off Trevor.” Jill’s brother Steve growled.
Jill’s head jerked to see Trevor storming toward her. Steve put his arm on Trevor’s shoulder and pushed him away from Jill and Jacob. Turning to Jill, Steve said under his breath to Jill, “Get this over with.”
“Jill, I need to [...]
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Posted on June 21st, 2008 by On a Limb w/ Claudia
CHAPTER TWO
At the Seawell Ballroom
Letting out a breath, Jill waited for security to notice her. When the man turned, she smiled. It was her brother Steve’s best friend David.
“God damn, you look good,” David said. “You should see the prunes inside.”
She smiled then looked at the crowded room. She had never [...]
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Posted on June 14th, 2008 by On a Limb w/ Claudia
I’ve decided to get back to work on a serial fiction located in Denver. The serial starts with a story that I’ve already published as a short story. I’ve re-edited the short story to fit the serial format. The short story was originally created as a “song = fiction” exercise and is [...]
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Posted on April 26th, 2008 by On a Limb w/ Claudia
Just out of spite
by claudia hall christian
“Just out of spite, I confess I ruined three lives….” - the English Beat, I confess
“Crap.”
Turning his collar around his neck, Ethan Foster pulled the door closed and crept across the wooden porch. He hoped to be across town before Janette woke up. And, of course, he [...]
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