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Honor & Truth: Chapter 10 - The Visit
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Thursday, October 21, 2010. Chapter 10 - The Visit. Are you the woman called Old Mother? Old mother nodded, recognition lighting in her mind. She knew this man but his name eluded her. “I know you, don’t I? He blinked again as if trying to clear a fog from his mind and repeated his original query. "Are you Old Mother? Old Mother nodded and pulled her shawl tighter around her shoulders. "I am. Who wants to know? It's been a long time, Hashi. Have you been well? How would a Believer put it? 8220;Your man i...
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Honor & Truth: Chapter 29 - Found and Lost
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012. Chapter 29 - Found and Lost. McKinley signaled toward a row of examination tables. Taha acquiesced and took a seat on the first one. 8221; he asked. 8220;That’s obvious, isn’t it? 8221; McKinley signaled two men in white lab coats. The tallest man wore a name tag that read Dr. Rider. The other wore a tag that read simply assistant. They came forward tentatively. Dr. Rider removed a gleaming silver instrument from his pocket. “Is he the one? 8221; he asked disbelievingly.
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Honor & Truth: Chapter 27 - More Than One Way
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Monday, January 16, 2012. Chapter 27 - More Than One Way. 8220;Is it possible to love and hate someone at the same time? 8221; mused Evera as she stood and shouldered her own pack. 8220;That’s not love or hate you’re seeing,” said Alif. He smiled when Evera jumped. She hadn’t known he’d been standing there. “That’s disgust.”. 8220;I almost feel sorry for her.”. 8220;I don’t,” said Alif, patting her on the shoulder before he walked away. And, would that be long enough? Truth closed his eyes, his brows in ...
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Honor & Truth: Chapter 25 - The Fire Within
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Friday, December 16, 2011. Chapter 25 - The Fire Within. Ramses jumped back, overturning the chair in which he’d been sitting. “I thought…” Words deserted him. His gaze swung between Old Mother and Alif, questioning in his eyes. Ragged gasps ripped at his lungs and his vision dimmed momentarily. Ramses blinked hard to stay conscious. Unfortunately, before he could reign in the eddy of emotions, he was on his knees retching. Old Mother knelt beside him. “Go easy, son.”. 8220;We came into the knowledge tha...
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Honor & Truth: My Biggest Writing Mistake (As posted at Khaalidah.com)
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012. My Biggest Writing Mistake (As posted at Khaalidah.com). Malak, Honor, Alia. I had a character in mind and I could see her face. She was a tall big-boned brown-skinned girl with attitude and an anger management problem. Raised by a kindly old woman who kept stray children like someone else would keep stray cats, Honor was raised in a home with other orphan children like herself. Despite this, Honor always felt alone and adrift without a family to call her own. I designed a pretty ...
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Honor & Truth: Chapter 4 - First Sense
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Chapter 4 - First Sense. Honor woke after nine the following morning. She had slept almost ten hours. She rinsed her mouth and washed her face with some of the water in the canteen that Alif had given her and she drank the rest. The water quenched her thirst but it inflamed her hunger. She set off on the road into Sinistral with her head down against the sun and wind. Honor read the chalk written sign next to the counter. The special was fish. “What else do you sell? 8220;Fish.”. 8220;Ok. What else?
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Honor & Truth: Chapter 3 - Midling Territory
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Chapter 3 - Midling Territory. Evera had promised to escort Honor through Midling territory, which consisted of about 20 acres of the last bit of real living forest in the Northeast. The land supported a few old homes and underground mines that the Midlings were said to have converted into living facilities equipped with electricity and clean water. Those were the stories anyway. Evera wrapped her arms around Honor and squeezed. "I have missed you too little sister.". Honor smiled and returned the hug.
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Honor & Truth: Chapter 11 - The Messenger
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Friday, January 14, 2011. Chapter 11 - The Messenger. The acid yellow headlights of a black limousine eased around the corner behind Old Mother. She slipped into a dark alley to her left, crouching behind an over flowing dumpster. She held her breath and lost count of the seconds that passed until the dark car cruised past without stopping. Old mother walked quickly, head down into the darkness. Old Mother glanced behind her, and thought that she saw the shadow that had been behind her ease into the alle...
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Honor & Truth: Chapter 30 - Regroup
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Thursday, March 1, 2012. Chapter 30 - Regroup. Known He had maintained a mental link with Truth the entire time. Seraph and Michael stepped from the shadows of a line of shrubs when the group exited the mansion. “We heard noises,” said Michael. His dark forehead was beaded with sweat. “What happened? Honor was silent until they reached the city, but Siti could tell that she was seething with dark emotions. She maintained an obvious distance from her twin while Truth strained to draw closer to her. The st...
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Honor & Truth: Chapter 28 - Are You Ready to Blow This Cage?
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Friday, February 3, 2012. Chapter 28 - Are You Ready to Blow This Cage? Taha didn’t bother to rise when McKinley entered his cell. He lay on the cot, gray eyes trained on an invisible spot on the painted cinder block ceiling. 8220;Hasn’t anyone ever taught you to show respect to your elders? 8221; asked McKinley. Taha chuckled. “My elders? 8220;Where’s my mate? 8221; asked Taha. McKinley’s thin dark brows climbed up his pale waxy face. “You mean Airun, my slave? Those who lived underground weren’t ...