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Fleeing through the Maurepas Swamp, a fugitive finds refuge in a child’s treehouse above the floodline. But in a land where nothing stays bound and buried, shelter comes with a price... “Forever Amber” won 9th Place, out of 697 entries, in our Eleventh Playground Challenge... Charles Sayers is a talented writer from Atlanta, Georgia, and he has a novel called Break a Wish that is now available for preorder. You can find it on ⁠Amazon⁠, and it will be fully available on September 30th… It follows the protagonist, Gregory the Grey, who is a wizard in every sense of the word – except the magic part… He can identify enchantments, authenticate cursed objects, and tell you precisely how dangerous a magical artifact is. He just can't cast a spell himself… So, when Gregory’s great-uncle dies and leaves him Bramblewick Castle—complete with a sentient house, mafiosa gargoyles, a dying dragon named Dave, and enough unpaid HOA fees to risk having the estate seized in a fortnight, his only hope may be a wishing wand, provided he can follow its one maddening rule: Wish From Your Heart, Not Your Head… Charles has also completed a novel, coming soon, called Soul Eater: Maurepas, which actually takes up right where “Forever Amber” left off... Look out for that to be launched in October, and make sure to check out his website, ⁠charlessayers.com⁠… You can also listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.