I rode through the desert on a book with no name

A book with no name
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Opening line: The bombs fell again the night the stranger came.
Ending line: She squinted against the harsh light, and a hollow feeling opened in her stomach as she recognized the slanted writing: a list of books in her mother’s hand.
Mean things: privation, firebombs, embarrassment, a parent's secrets

I'm fumbling around for the shape of this one, and trying to figure out how to make my POV character earn her keep. She's a resourceful girl, so I'm sure she'll manage.

Blood on your mind again

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Darling: "There's a ghost in the garden. If it stays there much longer it will kill the tomatoes."
Mean things: interrupted sleep, familial expectations

I received some news today that's affected my choice of WiP, above and beyond my natural flakery. I'm going to be all cryptic and shit four a couple of weeks, just to be safe, but while the news is a little scary, the change in projects is actually pretty soothing. (This one has a title, a soundtrack, and an epigraph out of the gate.) We'll see how long that lasts. I'll try to be more forthcoming when I have more details.