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Tilting at Windmills: Hero Worship Eyes

From the day that Frances met Will -- the same day they became partners – it was, for her, as ..


Tilting at Windmills: The REAL Language of Flowers

My name is Celeste Ballantine. I am an actress and an educator, and my life has always been about appearance. I ..


Tilting at Windmills: Another Modest Proposal – Encore

In 1729, forty-seven years before the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence, Jonathan Swift – the same Swift who ..


TILTING AT WINDMILLS: David Copperfield's History of Magic

David Copperfield makes me cry. This has happened twice. Over 25 years ago, I was writing a novel about the mayor ..


Tilting at Windmills: The Naming Cup

Hello. My name is Archibald Cherish. And therein lies a story. It began, I suppose, as all stories do, on ..


TILTING AT WINDMILLS: The Time Engineer

This is a tale about a man who did things to time that were more or less impossible, but nonetheless ..


Ode to Re-Gifting

I have this pair of mittens (Well, in actual fact, it’s four) That I’ve received as gifts so far And soon, I’ll get ..


Tilting at Windmills: Oh…My Word!

It’s pretty easy to tell when I’m working on a book, because I become happily obsessed with words. They circle ..


Tilting at Windmills: The Cow Who Thought She Was a Horse - Encore

Had she been given a choice, Mabel the Cow would have preferred a different name. In her heart of hearts, ..


Tilting at Windmills: Ennui and the Elf: Encore

Once upon a time, there was a little, mischievous elf. His hair was sliver-blond, his eyes were silver-blue and his ..


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