Happy anniversary!
Curran: Hey, how is the shopping going?
Kate: I found really good tomatoes.
Curran: Oh good. Out of curiosity, what kind of monster looks like a rabid wolf that stands on hind legs? About eight feet tall, with big scaly bat wings?
Kate: Bear claws? Red eyes? Glows blue?
Curran: Yes, that’s the one.
Kate: It’s a kludde out of Belgium. Cape Fear River has been making stagnant pools all over the place after the last storm. It probably spawned in one of those. Why?
Curran: No reason.
Kate: Curran, is there a kludde in our yard?
Curran: Seems that way. So what else did you get besides tomatoes?
Kate: Where is our son?
Curran: Talking to the kludde.
Kate: What is it saying?
Curran: Something about ripping out Conlan’s heart and eating it.
Kate: Okay, and what is Conlan saying?
Curran: He is asking it why that specific threat. Ripping the heart out requires breaking the ribs and according to our son, it’s “laborious” while ripping out the throat is faster, easier, and more efficient. He seems genuinely curious, and the kludde is stumped.
Kate: Why me?
Curran: I’m watching them from the wall. I can jump down there in half a second.
Kate: If you do, don’t rip its head off…
Curran: Too late. Conlan just did.
Kate: Okay, it’s going to split into seven copies of itself. Look for the one that’s slightly brighter than the other.
Curran: By brighter you mean?
Kate: More saturated.
Curran: …
Kate: What’s going on?
Curran: He made blood claws, ripped out all of their throats, and now he is lecturing the corpses.
Kate: I think we should limit his visits to his grandfather. His tendency to orate is clearly rubbing off on Conlan, and it’s too dangerous. Something could attack him, and he wouldn’t notice it until it’s too late.
Curran: He is nicely distracted by the sound of his own voice.
Kate: Are you going to jump down and show him the error of his ways?
Curran: Yep.
Kate: Have fun. Take pics if you can.
Lazy Sunday afternoons at Kate and Curren’s home. Blood claws and groceries.
It just makes me smile.
EEEEEEEEEE! Thank you!
❤️❤️thank you❤️❤️
Oh,man.
I just laughed and laughed and loved the visual picture in my head.
Thanks for such a great snippet.
Lecturing the corpses… hmmm… I tend to do that to my car, lately.
HaHa
???? Oh dear. I first read “I tend to do that *in* my car” and almost had a panic.
I love how blasé Kate has become. Didn’t the Pack tease her for bringing Conlan in for a cough?
She’s no longer a new parent ????
Thank you.
LOL!! Love it!!!
Thank you so much for this tasty treat. Totally made my day and a wonderful way to celebrate.
Happy Anniversary!
Such a wonderful addition to the KD world. Kids will be kids luckily mine were not quite as exciting. Thank you both very much.
We’ve had interesting takes on this world from the perspective of Kate, Curran, Julie, Hugh… I’d love one from Roland. I don’t even care what point of the timeline it’s from. 5000 years ago, start of the present shift (I like this one best I think), while Kate is doing her best to help Atlanta or even post lock up. I would love to read his perspective.
Thank you so much for this little bit of fun from Kate and her family. I know you are working hard but these little bits are why I come back here daily to see what’s new.
THANK YOU!!! LOL!
Loved it! Thank you.
That was amazing. Thank you.
I just love Kate, Curran and Conlan. Thank you so much for this, laughed out loud, and am still smiling now and having a little chuckle.
This. was. amazing.
Oh this was one of the funniest things I have read. You two are geniuses!!!
Delightful!
I can see the shifter neighbors having a betting pool for these types of things.
Thank you!
ROTFL
Ohhh they are back!!!!!
Gosh I missed Kate and Curran!!!!
I love them sooo much!
I suspect Conlan will became soon or later my favorite character.
lololol THANKS for the happy snippet! Have a great day!
That was fun. Thanks for taking the time to share this little gem.
If I had ever had a son, he’d be just like this.
LOL
This was fantastic, thank you!
Thank you, thank you!!! It’s so good to get some news from my favorite family.
“…tendency to orate.” Priceless – making me laugh and laugh… I can see Roland lecturing now.
Thanks so much!
This is hysterical. Thanks.
LOVE LOVE….and appreciative giggles here!!
Love it!!!
Thank you soo much 🙂 hearts hearts hearts
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Oh nice to see Kate and Curran again,
That was hilarious! Thank you.
That was GREAT! Thank you, it was like visiting family you’ve not seen in a long time. Awesome!
Thank you for the gift! Happy Anniversary!
Well this birthed a… something
Oh, thank you! I love this! What a nice surprise. It’s good to hear from Kate and Curran again. Conlan certainly is a wonderful mix of the both of them. 🙂
I am in the middle of a major project at work. It is “laborious” and boring, and I am frustrated. Thank you for the laugh that allowed my shoulders to relax.
I love it! What a lovely anniversary present from you to us. THANK YOU – and Happy ‘Magic Bites’ Anniversary.
Love the glimpse into Kate’s world again!!
Just curious here – how are Kate and Curran talking to each other? He’s on top of the wall at home, she is out shopping. Sounds like a cell phone call but cell phones don’t work in the KD world…
Phones work during tech and sometimes during a magic wave ????
Because the technology which makes phones work is lost on most of us, we just believe they do. That belief sustains them during magic.
I studied Physics for longer than I care to admit, and all I vaguely know about the topic is that it’s something to do with a crystal and a membrane…might as well be magic hehe.
Kate and Curran texted before ???? https://ilona-andrews.com/2019/kate-and-curran-texts/
I love Anniversary gifts. Thank you so very much!
Thank you so much for this tidbit into their lifes! We get to watch Conlan grow up, he is sooo precious!
Omg! Is it crazy my reaction to this is as if Conlan is my son as well? Just over here like “smh my sweet baby boy is insane.” Thanks for the short story!
That little snippet is amazing, I love it.
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I like this kind of distraction!!!
Gloomy morning instantly transformed by this snippet — so grateful for your creativity and benevolence — thank you.
Thank you! I dearly love these glimpses into Kate Daniels world, especially her family’s “day to day” happenings!
This is just the little boost of joy my day needed. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing your imagination with the rest of us. Kate first, but then all your subsequent works, have a very special place in my heart. Kate in particular got me through a very tough time in my life, and I love getting little glimpses back into her world. I even have an alarm on my phone titled “Get up and be like Kate” for when I have to tackle a particularly challenging day. Congratulations on this big writing anniversary. I know sometimes the internet is cruel, and people can be awful and demanding. I guess I just wanted to try to balance the scale a little and hopefully convey how much joy and wonder and love and hope I’ve received in big and little doses over the years from your writing ????
Surely you guys realize that the marvelous Kate Daniel’s world is never ending. Thank you for this glimpse into the future with Conlan’s story.
???????????????????? I so needed that!