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The Tainted Gardens

Johanna C. Eschwald

At some point, this garden began to sprout thorns, thick and sharp as knives. Biting back when greedy hands want to take too much. The stories are here for those who treat the garden kindly. But be careful or you may loose yourself in the thorn wood.

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    Writer of fiction with a touch of the fantastical, and poetry about the human condition. Host of the Great Binge-Reading of Serialised Fiction Club. Master of Illusions for Nightingale Press. [she/her] \ud83c\udf39✒️

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