{"id":22809,"date":"2023-03-05T12:59:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T19:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/?page_id=22809"},"modified":"2023-07-05T14:47:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T20:47:11","slug":"the-sketches-from-the-spanish-mustang","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/the-sketches-from-the-spanish-mustang\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sketches from the Spanish Mustang"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;text-align: center;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/dot.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"Tumblr\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Email\",\"Print\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"big\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"bxwretlind\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"The%20Sketches%20from%20the%20Spanish%20Mustang\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sketches from the Spanish Mustang are a collection of novellas featuring characters from Cripple Creek, Colorado, a mining town once vibrant that nearly died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was the lovers of history who held on to this town&#8217;s life until they couldn&#8217;t hold it much longer. The people who wouldn&#8217;t let go of their roots refused to give in. They grew families and they talked about the little things that, to them, were big things: riding the tricycles up the streets, getting fudge at the General Store, sneaking into the abandoned block houses and finding treasures galore in the form of old newspapers and rocks and rusty nails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was the children of the town who didn&#8217;t grow up, the adults who didn&#8217;t move away, the wrinkled people who knew what life was like outside of the history books, who grasped the town and wouldn&#8217;t let go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sketches are their stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Originally, the intention was to merge them all into one novel, much like <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3NGCBRV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Olive Kitteridge<\/a><\/em>. But there were so many sketches that could be written, I opted to withdraw the novel (which you may still find here and there) and re-release them all individually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That way, of course, I could write more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And there are many more coming. If you think about it, in a town of roughly 1,200 people, there are probably somewhere around 1,200 character sketches that could be written. I&#8217;m not going to go that far, but I do have freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"books\">Novellas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:22% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3yYa6Zk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nathan_James_cover_v2-672x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22876 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nathan_James_cover_v2-672x1024.jpg 672w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nathan_James_cover_v2-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nathan_James_cover_v2-768x1170.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nathan_James_cover_v2-1009x1536.jpg 1009w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nathan_James_cover_v2-1345x2048.jpg 1345w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nathan_James_cover_v2-1024x1559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nathan_James_cover_v2-709x1080.jpg 709w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nathan_James_cover_v2.jpg 1576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3yYa6Zk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Retribution of Nathan James<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nathan James is mad. Shortly after his wife killed herself, Nathan learns the truth about her affairs of the flesh. With nothing to lose and enough cold rage to fuel his quest, Nathan wishes for more than revenge. But will he find it or is there something sinister going on?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:22% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4077NPk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Veronica_Draper_cover_v2-672x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22877 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Veronica_Draper_cover_v2-672x1024.jpg 672w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Veronica_Draper_cover_v2-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Veronica_Draper_cover_v2-768x1170.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Veronica_Draper_cover_v2-1009x1536.jpg 1009w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Veronica_Draper_cover_v2-1345x2048.jpg 1345w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Veronica_Draper_cover_v2-1024x1559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Veronica_Draper_cover_v2-709x1080.jpg 709w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Veronica_Draper_cover_v2.jpg 1576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4077NPk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Rebirth of Veronica Draper<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veronica Draper has a problem. Three problems, actually: her mother, her daughter and herself. Somewhere lost in that triad is a way to dig herself out of the mess she&#8217;s in and find peace. But where can peace be found in a town struggling to cope with avarice, greed and sloth?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:22% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/42rQ7Q1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Dan_Chappose_cover_V2-672x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22878 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Dan_Chappose_cover_V2-672x1024.jpg 672w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Dan_Chappose_cover_V2-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Dan_Chappose_cover_V2-768x1170.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Dan_Chappose_cover_V2-1008x1536.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Dan_Chappose_cover_V2-1345x2048.jpg 1345w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Dan_Chappose_cover_V2-1024x1560.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Dan_Chappose_cover_V2-709x1080.jpg 709w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Dan_Chappose_cover_V2.jpg 1577w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/42rQ7Q1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mighty Chief Chappose Picks Berries<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dan Chappose is a stereotype who doesn&#8217;t want to be one. He&#8217;s an outcast living in a world he didn&#8217;t create, a world taken from his ancestors. But Dan isn&#8217;t alone with that feeling. There are others who feel it, too&#8211;dead or not. And they want revenge for the sins of the past.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:22% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/40nldXl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Thomas_Tweed_cover_v2-672x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22879 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Thomas_Tweed_cover_v2-672x1024.jpg 672w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Thomas_Tweed_cover_v2-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Thomas_Tweed_cover_v2-768x1170.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Thomas_Tweed_cover_v2-1008x1536.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Thomas_Tweed_cover_v2-1345x2048.jpg 1345w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Thomas_Tweed_cover_v2-1024x1560.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Thomas_Tweed_cover_v2-709x1080.jpg 709w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Thomas_Tweed_cover_v2.jpg 1577w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/40nldXl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Corporal Thomas Tweed&#8217;s War<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thomas Tweed is paranoid and lost. In an alley in the cold February air, he is given a warning: someone wants him dead. Unsure of what to do or where to go, Thomas finds himself on an adventure far greater than he ever imagined but in a town and surrounded by people he should have remembered.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:22% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/42h2VY8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fulano_cover_v2-672x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22880 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fulano_cover_v2-672x1024.jpg 672w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fulano_cover_v2-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fulano_cover_v2-768x1170.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fulano_cover_v2-1009x1536.jpg 1009w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fulano_cover_v2-1345x2048.jpg 1345w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fulano_cover_v2-1024x1559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fulano_cover_v2-709x1080.jpg 709w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fulano_cover_v2.jpg 1576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/42h2VY8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Five Fortunes of Fulano<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Far from home, Fulano is on a mission: to rescue his family from poverty, give them a new life and save his son. One mistake, however\u2013one promise made in the throes of death\u2013and he is forever changed. The fortune he seeks may not be the fortune he\u2019s after.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:22% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3JAHBpj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Independence_cover_v2-672x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22882 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Independence_cover_v2-672x1024.jpg 672w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Independence_cover_v2-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Independence_cover_v2-768x1170.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Independence_cover_v2-1009x1536.jpg 1009w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Independence_cover_v2-1345x2048.jpg 1345w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Independence_cover_v2-1024x1559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Independence_cover_v2-709x1080.jpg 709w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Independence_cover_v2.jpg 1576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3JAHBpj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Independence of Carolyn Woltkowski<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carolyn Woltkowski has been running for the last two years: running for her life, running from the man she once loved, running for a past she can&#8217;t forget. In a town where time is frozen and hiding is easy to do, someone has found her. Has her past come to claim what&#8217;s due, or is her imagination playing games with her sanity?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:22% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ncfAwU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mark_Haines_cover_v2-672x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22949 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mark_Haines_cover_v2-672x1024.jpg 672w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mark_Haines_cover_v2-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mark_Haines_cover_v2-768x1170.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mark_Haines_cover_v2-1008x1536.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mark_Haines_cover_v2-1345x2048.jpg 1345w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mark_Haines_cover_v2-1024x1560.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mark_Haines_cover_v2-709x1080.jpg 709w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mark_Haines_cover_v2.jpg 1577w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ncfAwU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Silence of Mark Allen Haines<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A weekend camping trip turns terrifying when eight-year-old Mark Allen Haines wanders off into the forest alone. What was to be a time of relaxation and an attempt to bring together a fragmenting family, turns into a panicked search. Little does anyone know the forest harbors secrets, the secrets want to speak, and Mark is about to see the world in a completely different way.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:22% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Haley_Spencer_cover_v2-672x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22886 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Haley_Spencer_cover_v2-672x1024.jpg 672w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Haley_Spencer_cover_v2-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Haley_Spencer_cover_v2-768x1170.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Haley_Spencer_cover_v2-1008x1536.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Haley_Spencer_cover_v2-1345x2048.jpg 1345w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Haley_Spencer_cover_v2-1024x1560.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Haley_Spencer_cover_v2-709x1080.jpg 709w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Haley_Spencer_cover_v2.jpg 1577w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Artistry of Haley Spencer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Coming soon!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haley Spencer sits at a table, broken and alone. She&#8217;s waiting for redemption, waiting for a chance to prove she can really see through someone else&#8217;s eyes. And as she waits, she sketches those around her, those who keep their secrets buried deep. It&#8217;s not simply something she wants to do; it&#8217;s something she has to do, and it might just save a life.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:22% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nemo_Rothschild_cover_v2-672x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22884 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nemo_Rothschild_cover_v2-672x1024.jpg 672w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nemo_Rothschild_cover_v2-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nemo_Rothschild_cover_v2-768x1170.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nemo_Rothschild_cover_v2-1008x1536.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nemo_Rothschild_cover_v2-1345x2048.jpg 1345w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nemo_Rothschild_cover_v2-1024x1560.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nemo_Rothschild_cover_v2-709x1080.jpg 709w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nemo_Rothschild_cover_v2.jpg 1577w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Nemo Rothschild&#8217;s Point of Inaccessibility<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Coming soon!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nemo Rothschild has been bullied in class and broken by loss. 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