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Doubt Thou the Stars are Fire--Chapter 6

Doubt Thou the Stars are Fire--Chapter 6

A Chapter by tamsen grier


At seven a.m., the brass alarm clock next to my bed rings. My eyes fly open and I sit bolt upright. I reach over and silence the clamor. A dewy..
Doubt Thou the Stars are Fire--Chapter 7

Doubt Thou the Stars are Fire--Chapter 7

A Chapter by tamsen grier


I spend half a second too long staring as he sits down, towering out the awkward folding seat. From the peripheries of my vision, I see a few h..
Doubt Thou the Stars are Fire--Chapter 8

Doubt Thou the Stars are Fire--Chapter 8

A Chapter by tamsen grier


My thoughts swirl in my head. Where should I even begin? The stalkerish phone calls? The tattling to Schwartz? The flagrant disrespect of the in..
Doubt Thou the Stars are Fire--Chapter 9

Doubt Thou the Stars are Fire--Chapter 9

A Chapter by tamsen grier


At nine o’clock, when I’ve already had dinner and settled on the couch, a reply from Schwartz pops up in my inbox. Schyler, how about ten..
Doubt Thou the Stars are Fire

Doubt Thou the Stars are Fire

A Book by tamsen grier


A thinking woman's romance. Professor of Renaissance Literature Schyler Montgomery has more walls up than Troy and a demeanor colder than the 7th cir..
A Good Death--Chapter 1

A Good Death--Chapter 1

A Chapter by tamsen grier


At three o’clock the house echoes with the sound of bells. In the nadir of activity when the guests from the previous night have all gone an..
A Good Death--Chapter 2

A Good Death--Chapter 2

A Chapter by tamsen grier


After a flurry of passing dishes and searching for misplaced serving utensils, all the guests relish the few bites and complement the food to ob..
A Good Death--Chapter 3

A Good Death--Chapter 3

A Chapter by tamsen grier


Clark and Emily’s suite comprises three narrow rooms that stretch the length of the dining room and kitchen on the other side of the wall. T..
A Good Death--Chapter 4

A Good Death--Chapter 4

A Chapter by tamsen grier


Snow beautifies everything: the arthritic branches, darkened street, dead and dying-back yards. Helen walks with her hands buried in the pockets ..
A Good Death

A Good Death

A Book by tamsen grier


At a bed-and-breakfast in Connecticut, the lives of eight guests intertwine during the course of a single, eventful night.