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    Of Elderberry, Fire, & Fables
    Of Elderberry, Fire, & Fables
    Of Elderberry, Fire, & Fables
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    Of Elderberry, Fire, & Fables

    By Odette Augustine

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    "Spellbinding and entrancing, Of Elderberry, Fire, & Fables takes readers on a tale of life and death. Toeing the lines between tragedy and change, age and time play games with human nature, pushing and pulling it to its limit, and then some. A modern fairytale."


    -Elena Greer

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherQuerencia Press, LLC
    Release dateJun 5, 2024
    ISBN9798330258390
    Of Elderberry, Fire, & Fables
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    Odette Augustine

    Odette Augustine is a poet and fiction writer who has been featured in several literary magazines as well as authored books. Her works include a chapbook entitled For Spite and Rosemary, alongside her romantic fantasy debut Mercy and Starlight.Though raised in Appalachia, Augustine resides in the greater Cincinnati area. When not reading or writing, Odette also pursues her master's degree in clinical social work and counseling. She collects vintage dolls, loves a good horror movie, and has an affinity for dachshunds. For the astrology buffs out there, Augustine is a Leo Sun and Venus with a Cancer Moon and rising. Augustine hopes to continue writing both poetry and fiction, building a career and friendships in the literary world alongside her other goals.

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      Of Elderberry, Fire, & Fables - Odette Augustine

      Of Elderberry, Fire, & Fables

      Bridgette Valentine

      A book with moon and clouds Description automatically generated

      Querencia Press – Chicago IL

      QUERENCIA PRESS

      © Copyright 2024

      Bridgette Valentine

      All Rights Reserved

      No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission.

      No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with the written permission of the author.

      Any person who commits any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.

      ISBN 978 1 959118 95 4

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      www.querenciapress.com

      First Published in 2024

      Querencia Press, LLC

      Chicago IL

      Printed & Bound in the United States of America

      For those who feel both too rotten and too sweet

      and know that the two are sisters.

      CONTENTS

      Toothy

      Crowing

      Not a Thought in My Mind

      Elderberry Sister

      Copper

      Tuesdays Belong to Us

      A Hunger

      A Box in the Basement

      When

      Devilish

      Saturn Return

      Pretty Late

      Horse Girl

      How It Looks

      Olive

      Crop Circle

      Alice

      Telephone Poles

      Northern

      Bunks

      Apple Cider

      For Eve

      Cannibal

      Wiser

      Eons

      Taurus

      Daughter

      Despite

      Ice Queen

      Wraith

      Yawn

      Snake

      Splinters

      In Spite

      Beast

      Evergreen

      When

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