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“Puye Prophecy” – Chapter #19

Big Crow’s calm demeanor distracted Kat from her hurt and disappointment from Maddie’s tirade and accusations from their phone conversation. She knew he was a spirit, but there was an attraction that became deeper every time they met. In all honesty, the smell of his smoke caused her days to brighten and her heart to […]

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“Puye Prophecy” – Chapter #18

Maddie was not very welcoming to Kat’s story update, complaining that her imagination was being stretched beyond her limits. When Kat told her sister that she might have confessed to loving Big Crow, all bets were off, and Maddie climbed into the gutter and made accusatory comments that Kat had managed to get into the […]

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“Puye Prophecy” – Chapter #17

Kat knew the pregnancy was over when acute pain and cramping in her abdomen doubled her over. Holding her belly, she crawled out of bed and struggled to the bathroom, expecting to find blood that confirmed a miscarriage. There was none, but the pain told her something was very wrong. Out of desperation, she called […]

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Author Thought – 020725 – On “Puye Prophecy”

Duwit chonah mowna jawneek. That phrase comes up numerous times in “Puye Prophecy,” and it references a “carrier of spirits,” not to the dismay of Katherine Jackson. “There’s no Indian princess spirit in me.” She never wanted to be a part of any of this Indian voodoo and yet she fell into a dream that […]

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“Puye Prophecy ” – Chapter #16

Back to normal at work did not feel normal at all, especially when Kat felt compelled to bring her boss up to speed; after all, she started the whole dialogue with Cassie before she left on her prophecy journey with a description of a couple of dreams that weren’t story-worthy at that point. Her story […]

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“Puye Prophecy” – Chapter #15

Kat awakened alone, still feeling, or was it sensing, the presence of Dew on Flowers’s spirit. The night before, when they first met, the experience was mystical, with an underlying fear that hung over this spirit who had occupied Kat’s mind since the Sand Creek dream. She never knew Dew on Flowers, even during the […]

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“Puye Prophecy” – Chapter #14

Kat never expected Dew on Flowers to drop in from the ether but was not necessarily surprised. She figured it had to happen sooner than later, anticipating a fight over parental rights and privileges of the unborn child. What Kat did not expect was the danger she and her baby were in from evil Indian […]

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“Puye Prophecy” – Chapter #13

One would think that after the attack in the stairwell, chaos would take a step back for the day and give Kat a chance to breathe out. Well, maybe not so much when Big Crow with Little feet revealed what Kat never saw after she had been knocked out. What he witnessed made it clear […]

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“Puye Prophecy” – Chapter #12

Rumble strips thundered under her tires and woke her up with a startling reminder she was still driving, and yes, she had been driving for 17 hours. Shaking from a close call, Kat wound up at a Petrol Truck Plaza and slept for a couple of hours. There would be other close calls and close […]

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“Puye Prophecy” – Chapter #11

Not only was Benny a tequila Jedi, but he also had family connections to the Puye Ruins and knew of the existence of an ancient prophecy. Maybe it was the excess tequila, but he was pretty pumped to meet a spirit carrier in the flesh. I suppose you could say another dot had connected for […]