A Curse Upon Thee 3-7

There was a lot that an officer of the law had to deal with, no matter if you were a big city beat cop or a small-town sheriff.  Murder and kidnapping usually wasn’t the bread and butter or the day-to-day. No, most of the time it was a lot lower on the sliding scale of…

“Arm yourselves.” Emma Swan stared down at the spread of cold iron laid across the splintered wooden table, jaw tight as she eyed the edge of a broadsword. The late afternoon sun was bright enough, but under the thick canvas of the tent, it was almost dim. It was a blessing; a small one, but…

Alright. Enough. Chad O’Donaghue frowned as the bell to Granny’s diner chimed loud above his head, the young man pushing his way past the glass. The door swung shut, the chill of the Maine dawn left behind and his eyes took in the empty diner; the air missing the distinct smell of fresh-brewed crude oil…

Municipal Allocations… A sigh left David’s mouth as he stared at the form in front of him. Infrastructural Budget Derivatives… As much as he wanted to keep his eyes focused, the black text blurred together under the buzzing glare of the fluorescents in the sheriff’s station. “Jesus.” He raised a heavy hand to his face,…

Finn sat on the counter, bare feet dangling, while Ruby moved around the kitchen like an expert cook. The cold kitchen air didn’t bother him much, his filthy mud-splattered shirt somewhere off in the corner after he went to the bathroom to wash up. He didn’t miss the way Ruby’s eyes had stayed on his…

Chapter 33 Epilogue Two: Flowers Wealth could do a good deal. It was, in its own way, a magic that persisted even while all others were forgotten under the rigors of age and the stressors of life. Two of those things were comfort and quiet. As such, Springmeadow Rest Home sat in the kind of…