Monthly Archives: December 2010

7 Liberty Trip

Liberty plays under the name ‘Etta Smog’. She has a smile like her Mother’s, worthy of the screens at any multiplex, and speaks in the same soft friendly tones as her Dad. Continue reading

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6 Diddlie’s Disaster

She soon came back in, her breathless voice is hard to understand and sounds as if she had been going on to Mr. Liddell while she was out, but it is clear she claims to have broken through Jake’s usually unflappable good humor. Continue reading

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5 Diddlie’s Place

Diddlie seems perplexed. The subject had put her in a bad mood. Her response to my question left her disoriented. I had forgotten how volatile the issue had become in her mind, though I might have been reminded when reading the news letter that she is concerned about Jake’s huge house. Continue reading

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4 Derwent Sloot

“If you are so fascinated by that sickening extravagance next door, why didn’t you knock on their door?” Continue reading

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