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Scandal at Maple Valley Episode 7
The folks in Maple Valley are working in preparation for the start of tourist season one week from Friday. The last few repairs on the railroad line are finished and inspections led to full certification for passengers on the General. Officials from the National Railroad Safety Association left town this morning and everyone is breathing Read more
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How to Write a Good Scandal
If you’re going to include a scandal in your story, to be convincing, certain characteristics should be included. Without them you may end up with scattered details and no scandal. How can you include just enough detail without giving away too much? How many pages should it take to discover and resolve a good scandal? Read more
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Scandal At Maple Valley Episode 6
Even though Maple Valley is a tourist destination for thousands of people each year, it is a real town where people live and it does not escape the characteristics of small town life. People know things about their neighbors they probably shouldn’t know. Things the neighbors would rather keep quiet. Some people make it their Read more
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Scandal at Maple Valley – Episode 5: Father’s Day
It is a terrible shame the word “scandal” connects to Maple Valley in any way. The citizens of this small town, completely happy to continue in the ways we know, are now, through no fault of our own, tossed together into a chopper yearning to leave nothing recognizable in its wake. The very name, Maple Read more
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Scandal at Maple Valley Episode 4
O’Dillmotte Funeral Parlor “Where We Lay You Down Easy” is buzzing with activity. Quintin O’Dillmotte, the proud provider of burial services for the citizens of Maple Valley and all of Kertok County, has been on the phone for hours. No, Sylvia Meisner’s body has not been found, dead or alive. Quintin O’Dillmotte is chair of Read more
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Scandal at Maple Valley Worse – Episode 3
“It was your fault!! You shoved me first!” Veronia screamed. “Liar! You’re always lying!! You never stop lying! You pushed my hand away! Liar!” spewed Vernita. “Ladies, ladies, please” said the sheriff. “Oh shut up, Pete, who asked you?!” Veronia and Vernita hollered in unison. “Actually, it was Gil and Nona Merthon next door who Read more
A Coffee State of Mind 