Abby Crofton

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Trying something new

Not as light as I'd wanted but oh well.

based on this: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/02/ukrainian-botanists-rare-endangered-plants-russian-occupation-biodiversity-aoe

not even the rarest of rare plants

will have the opportunity of a second chance

as Russia continues Putin's aims

to violently enforce Russia's claims

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The three books in my Say Yes series of young adult sapphic romances are on sale for 99 cents each. Links to all major online ebook retailers at abbycrofton.com/books

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Writing news

My play was chosen for a reading. Real, live people will be reading out loud the jumble of words that at least a few other people thought were good enough to invest time and resources into. Wild.

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May 6, 2023

The Emperor smirked down at me. "I know what you are."

I frowned. "And that is?"

"An Altered. Your mind."

I burst out laughing.

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April 29, 2023

"So," I gasped out, struggling to catch my breath. "You were altered for increased strength."

Miss Morgan shook her head without taking her attention from the door we were barricaded behind.

"No. Super intelligence."

"Really?" My mind raced. Had Miss Morgan levitated me with her altered mind?

Miss Morgan finally turned to face me. And smirked.

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April 28, 2023

The brute lunged forward, his meaty fingers curled and aiming for my neck. I ducked and spun to the left, avoiding one danger but stumbling into another.

Miss Morgan grabbed me around my waist and hauled me over her shoulder like a sack of flour. It was hard to tell whether my gasp was from my unexpected weightlessness or that Miss Morgan was steadying me with one hand on my ass.

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April 27, 2023

Miss Morgan flicked her wrist in the direction of the sidewalk filled with passersby. "Do you think that any of these people know what an Altered is?"

I shook my head. "It's not the regular folks going about their day that I worry about." I leaned closer to her and lowered my voice. "There are spies everywhere."

Miss Morgan raised an eyebrow. "That's what I'm here for." She had faint freckles scattered across the bridge of her nose. I resisted the urge to smile like a dope.

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April 26, 2023

Miss Morgan's dark eyes focused on me and I resisted the urge to look away from her intense gaze.

"I'm an Altered," she said, her voice rising at the end in a vocal shrug. Now it was my turn to scrutinize our surroundings.

"Gadzooks, keep your voice down!" Her laughter chimed like bells.

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April 25, 2023

"So, Miss Morgan, how did you gain employment at The House?"

I'd been recruited right out of university and I was curious how the woman sitting across from me came to work for such a secretive organization.

I knew that some of my colleagues had come from the military, while others were legacies with fathers and grandfathers ensuring them a place, regardless of their actual abilities. As I'd learned over the years, brains were useful in certain circumstances and brawn in others, but a well-placed whisper in the right ear was never to be dismissed.

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April 24, 2023

Miss Morgan sat with her ankles crossed and her hands folded in her lap, but her eyes never stopped scanning the immediate area. The sidewalk outside the cafe had plenty of food traffic and now I understood why she'd pursed her lips when I'd suggested we enjoy our coffees outside. Or more accurately, while I enjoyed a coffee and she left her glass of water untouched.

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Happy World Book Day! A reminder that I've written 7 books/novellas, all sapphic romances, ranging from young adult, contemporary romance, to even a little light sci-fi. Links to all books are on my website:

My latest is Five Kisses at Midnight: A New Year's Eve Romance

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April 23, 2023

"You've been invited to a conference. It's in Paris in three weeks and Miss Morgan will be accompanying you."

I treated Dr. Black's statement like a question. "Thank you for the opportunity, sir, but I will not be attending." My hand was on the doorknob of Dr. Black's office when he responded.

"You will be going to Paris. The Emperor himself invited you."

That made me pause. "Why?"

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April 22, 2023

The knocking at my office door pulled me away from the manuscript I'd been analyzing. As I stood, pain shot through my knees and I gingerly stretched my legs until I could hobble to greet my visitor.

On the other side of the door, a young woman stood with her arm raised, fist ready to knock again. I flinched back and she quickly lowered her arm.

Encountering another woman at The House was such a unique experience I took a few seconds to catalog her dark hair, pulled back into a neat, low ponytail, equally dark eyes positioned pleasingly over a nose that listed to the right enough to be noticeable, and lips that were either thin or pressed in annoyance.

She cleared her throat.

I ignored my own untidy hair, falling out of the ribbon I'd hastily tied it in this morning, my wrinkled button-up shirt that I'd spilled tea on after breakfast, and my too-loose trousers that made the men I'd encountered from the parking lot to my office frown in disapproval.

"Hello."

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April 21, 2023

She fell in love swiftly, desperately and fleetingly.

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April 20, 2023

The plan was simple: get in, get the bag, get out. Security was minimal, with the owners seemingly having no idea just how valuable the bag was. When they got in they realized that they were wrong about everything.