The Oracle of the Needle

“Did research flag any suspicious purchases?”

“Maybe. There’s the yarn.”

“Yarn?”

“She’s always had regular yarn orders, it looks like,” I said, scrolling through the purchase history. “But…in recent months, it’s been increasing. These past two weeks, she’s receiving multiple orders a day. Some kind of ritual, you think?”

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A Tale of Nine Lemons

The couple had thirteen children by the time they were finished siring.  One by one, as each child came of age, they were sent out into the world to seek their fortunes and their purposes for themselves.  To each child their parents gave one gift to help them on their way.  And upon receiving their gifts, each child proclaimed their grand aims.

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