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    The Selkie and Her Knight Chapter 8
    Melissa McGaughey
    • a day ago
    • 5 min

    The Selkie and Her Knight Chapter 8

    Rúna crouched in the tall grass. The soft golden glow of morning just a sliver on the horizon, she knew she had to think quickly...
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    Update! My Top 11 Favorite WLW Fiction (Fantasy-Fiction Mostly) Novels
    Melissa McGaughey
    • Feb 28
    • 6 min

    Update! My Top 11 Favorite WLW Fiction (Fantasy-Fiction Mostly) Novels

    It took me years to find these gems, and gems they indeed are! Like tiny little shining stars in the WLW fiction firmament.
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    The Selkie and Her Knight: Chapter 7
    Melissa McGaughey
    • Feb 21
    • 6 min

    The Selkie and Her Knight: Chapter 7

    Rúna could taste blood. Thick and cloying it clung to her nose, her blade, her armor.
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    How I Illustrated My First Children's Book
    Melissa McGaughey
    • Feb 5
    • 4 min

    How I Illustrated My First Children's Book

    The process of managing a large project can be the most difficult.
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    The Selkie and Her Knight: Chapter 6
    Melissa McGaughey
    • Dec 31, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Selkie and Her Knight: Chapter 6

    The feeling of the gentle press of Rúna’s lips stayed with Fiadh long after they had said their farewells and parted ways the following m...
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    The Selkie and Her Knight: Chapter 5
    Melissa McGaughey
    • Dec 25, 2020
    • 4 min

    The Selkie and Her Knight: Chapter 5

    Loneliness had always been a close companion of Rúna's. It had first made itself known when Rúna was a child, as Rúna began to realize sh...
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    The Selkie and Her Knight: Chapter 4
    Melissa McGaughey
    • Dec 6, 2020
    • 6 min

    The Selkie and Her Knight: Chapter 4

    "Why haven't you taken it?" Fiadh had waited all winter to return to the rocky shore and the small cove where the strange human woman had...
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    The Selkie and Her Knight: Chapter 3
    Melissa McGaughey
    • Nov 29, 2020
    • 5 min

    The Selkie and Her Knight: Chapter 3

    The second time she saw her, her heart leapt into her throat and took up residence. Rúna* was never what her parents expected of her. Bor...
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    The Selkie and Her Knight: Chapter 2
    Melissa McGaughey
    • Nov 22, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Selkie and Her Knight: Chapter 2

    The human hadn't proved herself a liar. At least, not yet. Fiadh found her to be true to her word just a few hours later. The campsite wa...
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    The Selkie and Her Knight: Chapter 1
    Melissa McGaughey
    • Nov 14, 2020
    • 5 min

    The Selkie and Her Knight: Chapter 1

    The first time the selkie maid saw her, a creature clad in bright, reflective surfaces, a cold knife of fear pierced her gut. As a pup, s...
    32 views0 comments
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