Welcome to the fourth installment of Cate’s serial Once Upon a Time! If you missed the previous posts, click here to find them. Enjoy! Unexpected Allies By Cate McDermott “Well, if that isn’t about the queerest thing I’ve ever heard,” the chief remarked thoughtfully, glancing around the circle of men gathered about the fire, as though expecting their corroboration of this sentiment. Princess Esther looked … Continue reading Once Upon a Time: Episode Four
Due to circumstances over which we have no control, as they say (or, to be more specific, due to publishing new books, attending homeschool marketing conferences, and rehearsing for an upcoming performance of Gilbert & Sullivan’s Princess Ida with the Bucks County Gilbert and Sullivan Society, to which we all belong), the Once Upon a Time serial has rather fallen by the wayside of late. … Continue reading Princess Ida Serial
When we read Alexandra’s novel, My Home Grows, for “Reading and Refreshments” back in January, we knew it wouldn’t be long before the other siblings were clamoring for their turn. So, in the interest of fairness, we are now giving Cate’s novel, Bernadette: Princess Under Protest, its turn in the spotlight. (Don will have to wait a few more months before the Freestyle Five make … Continue reading Bernadette: Princess Under Protest
Welcome to the third installment of Cate’s serial Once Upon a Time! If you missed the previous ones, click here to find them. Enjoy! The Ambush By Cate McDermott “What’s the matter, Alyssa?” Princess Esther’s maid quickly turned away from the carriage window, forcing a smile. “Nothing, I was just wondering whether we weren’t going a little too fast down this hill,” she replied, casting another … Continue reading Once Upon A Time: Episode Three
Welcome to the second installment of Cate’s serial Once Upon a Time! If you missed the first one, click here to read it as well. Enjoy! The Journey Begins By Cate McDermott “Good-bye, dearest!” Esther threw her arms around Eliza’s neck and hugged her tight. “Oh, I wish I were going with you!” her half-sister cried, with a sob in her voice. “Hush, dear; no, … Continue reading Once Upon A Time: Episode Two
The Sibling Writery 