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38. That’s When Beth Knew

Hi, all. School is officially back in session. It is nutzo. I have decided to change the bad guy's name from Tim to Nick (like I talked about in ...

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31. No Answer

Let's jump right in. I scheduled myself a massage because self-care. We start back at school next week and I know my body needs some relaxing. ...

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24. A Visceral Reaction

I had a busy day today. Which is surprising because during this quarantine, I have felt anything but busy. But alas a busy one it was. I went to ...

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22. A Chevy Household

Alright let's keep going with story #1. Beth has found help from the ditch and is in the truck with Noah, and a man she hasn't met before, Tim. ...

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19. Got the Whole Town Fired Up

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I want to continue on from when Beth is in the ditch. She had fallen because she was stomping home in the dark, a car had come over the hill with its ...

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18. Write the Ending

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Yesterday I talked about NaNoWriMo and how I joined the July writing camp. Since I joined mid-July, I was a little behind on prompts. One of them ...

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