Kip Manley“Prolegomenon”: that which is spoken before. —Jo meets Ysabel, and Ysabel, in turn, meets Jo.
https://thecityofroses.com/story/?c=Prolegomenon
(In which a favor is done, a party is thrown, a duel is fought, and a question rashly answered.)
“Fidessa,” in this sad plight. —We meet the Duke (and but also, the Mooncalfe).
https://thecityofroses.com/story/?c=Fidessa
(In which the City is mapped, a hound is bought, a chase is given, and someone is destroyed.)
“Zoobombing” is not for the fragile. —Complications ensue; also, the Axe.
https://thecityofroses.com/story/?c=Zoobombing
(In which lunch is ordered, a job begun, Romance is in the air, swords are handled—and, yes, a Zoobomb.)
“a-Hunting,” though you or I daren't go. —A boar is hunted in the Lloyd Center (after hours).
https://thecityofroses.com/story/?c=a-Hunting
(In which a price is met, a portion is parceled, a question is asked, and property damage ensues.)
“Freeway,” what do you think they're yelling for. —The boar, escaped, is found, and put down.
https://thecityofroses.com/story/?c=Freeway
(In which a Princess is licensed, a cat disappears, a song is sung, an obsession indulged, and a leg is broken.)
“Anvil,” but never mind the sooty faces. —Jo saves Ysabel from direst threat, but also, perhaps, vice-versa.
https://thecityofroses.com/story/?c=Anvil
(In which auspices are taken, a knight is punished, comeuppance served, a sword commissioned, and Jo's hair is cut.)
And, starting Monday, “Beauty,” of which you should dream. —Ysabel takes decisive action; Jo fights her second duel.
https://thecityofroses.com/chapbooks/no-8
(In which coffee is ordered, clothes are laundered, groceries secured, an eye is lost, and a carpet ruined.)
