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Going Home Again
Still needs some edits but in the meantime here’s the next chapter! Chapter VII Show Me a Hero July, 1985, San Francisco A pale 10 year old huddled close to the trunk of a sequoia tree, her black hair sticking to her forehead and her cheeks red with heat. Summer camp had never been her...- Claire Avalon
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That moment when you realize Carmen is a boomer…
That moment when you realize Carmen is a boomer…- Claire Avalon
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Rooting for Miss Arkansas, while maintaining my brand as the “alt hot” one with zero muscle tone...
Rooting for Miss Arkansas, while maintaining my brand as the “alt hot” one with zero muscle tone who would rather die than get a spray tan. But I bought a tuxedo to wear! We couldn’t be more different but I’m so very proud of her🖤- Claire Avalon
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Lol no, the hardest states to win are CA, TX, and NY from my understanding. Not that she...
Lol no, the hardest states to win are CA, TX, and NY from my understanding. Not that she couldn't do it, but she grew up in one of those states and chose to compete in another (where she went to college) partially for that reason.- Claire Avalon
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IL is actually in the same group as my sister...idk what that means but they're all Vanbros...
IL is actually in the same group as my sister...idk what that means but they're all Vanbros girls? I guess like small groups of states get managers. But no, while I do inhabit Chicago my sister represents where she went to college, not anywhere I've lived. And none of my family lives near me...- Claire Avalon
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Going Home Again
Hey everyone (like all three of you that read this but I love you all), I’ll be out of town for Miss USA since my little sister is a competitor (any guesses which state?) so I’ll be gone trying not to feel ugly for a week:) anyway hopefully my dad’s cranberry sauce is the cure for writer’s...- Claire Avalon
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Going Home Again
Chapter VI “Sentimental Incompetence” Carmen assessed her situation with the skill that came from years of practice. In the blink of an eye she noted every exit, both conventional and unconventional, and plotted out a series of escape paths. She watched the crowd for eyes scanning her...- Claire Avalon
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Hi Jade! I adore cats, mine is 15 and her name is Mable:)
Hi Jade! I adore cats, mine is 15 and her name is Mable:)- Claire Avalon
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Going Home Again
[I'm genuinely having the time of my life writing this extremely self indulgent fanfic about my childhood obsession as a 24 year old married woman, so if you've been reading and enjoying thank you so much because it feels so good to be inspired to actually get this on paper...or...screen?]- Claire Avalon
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Going Home Again
Chapter V “Si je t’aime, prends garde à toi!” Sheet music lay spread out on every inch of the lid of Avalon’s glossy baby grand piano. Claire reached to catch a page as it slipped off the music stand. Across every line were layers of scribbled pencil notes. The international phonetic...- Claire Avalon
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Going Home Again
(don't know why it wouldn't let me post the words zip zilch goose egg until I added the typo...oh well.)- Claire Avalon
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Going Home Again
Chapter IV “Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina” Joe woke up with a start, disoriented by the empty bed. It took a moment for the morning fog to dissipate, as he reoriented himself with the situation. Claire had been gone, nearly three weeks now, looking after her father’s estate in Argentina...- Claire Avalon
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Going Home Again
Chapter III “Blue Genes” Buenos Aires, three weeks ago... Claire steadied herself with a deep breath as the nurse showed her to the private room her father was confined to. "He has good days and bad," the young nurse pulled Claire out of her thoughts, "Yesterday he was fairly lucid. We...- Claire Avalon
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Going Home Again
Chapter II “Nepotism” Claire’s face felt white and hot and red and bloodless all at once, a chill followed by a wave of heat enveloped her whole body. She had tried to sound cocky, confident, and self assured, but she’d had only the company of the cat for a week, singing had taken a back...- Claire Avalon
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Going Home Again
Going Home Again Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego headcanon, set in the aftermath of the series finale. All hail the rightful owners. Chapter I: “Family Reunion” Claire watched the pale blue glow of the alarm clock as it turned from 2:13 to 2:14am. Her body was frozen still under the...- Claire Avalon
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Going Home Again
Based on the helpful advice from @Ann Tickwitee @Polly Tix and @Tenchi Masaki I'll be posting the entire Going Home Again Saga here. I'll also be reposting from chapter 1 since I've made several edits and it looks like you only have a little bit of time to edit a post before it stops letting...- Claire Avalon
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Going Home Again: Chapter II
I need to read through these when I get a chance- Claire Avalon
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Going Home Again: Chapter II
There’s no such thing as too many words:)- Claire Avalon
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"Napoleon attacked by rabbits" so I had to go google search it. "The story of Napoleon being "defeated" by rabbits during a hunt in 1807 is a humorous anecdote, but it's not a confirmed historical fact, though it is mentioned in General Thiébault's memoirs. " -
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You ever try to write something and you've rewritten it like ten times and you still don't like it? Yeah me too. Mega frustrating.
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You ever try to write something and you've rewritten it like ten times and you still don't like...