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Here's what's covered in this page:
About Us
Articles & Essays
Stories
Poetry
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
Photographs & Images
About Us
About Peg
A short blurb on how "Pegasus"got her name.
About Cheryl
A short history of Cheryl Lloyd.
Connections
A list of websites we like to visit.
Archives
Old works of prose and poetry.
Flight Plan
A list of all the pages in The Aerie, with links to the plain text versions of each. This page.
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Articles And Essays
An Indiana Jones Morning
Ever have 'one of those days'?. Both Harrison Ford and I have.
Serving Stewdents
On a budget? Don't know how to cook? Here's a collection of crockpot recipes that may help.
Website Design
Life Before A Website
You'd love to have your own website but yuo have no idea where to start? This should be your first stop.
K.I.C.K. Your Website Into Gear
K.I.C.K. - Keep It Colourful, Kiddo! And Clean, and Concise. It's not that hard. It just takes a bit of thought.
HTML - Tag! You're It!
HTML. It's not that difficult to learn and understand - a dozen basic tags and half a dozen fancier ones. Here's what you need to know.
Need A Padded Cell, Yet?
Tables, while relatively simple to create, also seem to create the biggest headaches. Here's just the aspirin you need.
CSS - Madness or Magic?
250 pages with over 3,000 paragraphs and one alteration changes them all. Here's how.
History On-Line
From printed page to web page, it's not that difficult.
Look, Ma! No Tables!
Here's how to change 250 pages worth of layout just by changing the information on one page.
HTML - Tagged and Bagged.
All the HTML tags you'll need to get started on your own web site, neatly tagged and bagged for carry-out.
In A Nutshell
All the CSS I've just told you. In a nutshell.
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Stories
Dee's Giant
They may not be birds of a feather, but Dee and her huge friend do pretty well together.
The Hunter
He is James and he hunts for the pleasure of capturing the ultimate prey.
The Quarry
Eleanor is cunning and thinks ahead. Keeping one step ahead of this quartet will take everything she has.
The Soldier
She is their learder, smart, fast and determined. She lives by two rules - "Never say die"and "No one gets left
behind".
The Night Watchman
Bowie's job is to keep the neighbourhood safe from riffraff. It turns out to be a lot harder than it looks.
The Wood Cutter
Ever wonder how things got to be the way they are? Here's one explanation.
Dough-A-Deer, A Female Dragon?
Part 1
You can find a lot of strange things when you go camping out of season - and meet a lot of dangerous animals.
Part 2
Out on a limb or up a creek, either way, she's in trouble.
Part 3
A lunchtime joyride and a game of leapfrog, who would have thought they'd have these results?
Maggie's Red Dress
Part 1
Maggie was dressed to kill...
Part 2
Ready...
Part 3
Aim...
Part 4
You're fired!
Sing A Song Of Salamanders
Part 1
Some days are longer than others, as Shandy finds out.
Part 2
Tonio can do a lot of things, Shandy discovered. There's just one thing he can't do - be seen by anyone but Shandy.
Part 3
Place wasn't hard to figure out, but the only way Tonio and Shandy can win is to show who the real culprit is.
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Der Reizen
Chapter 1 - Home Sweet Home
Herta Tanner leaves a prosperous job in Toronto for a dubious inheritance in Bavaria.
Chapter 2 - Der Reizen
After a long day and what feels like a short night, Herta is awakened by an unexpected visitor.
Chapter 3 - The Inheritance
Aside from enough money to live on for a while and a house of uncertain merit, Herta finds she's inherited something
else - the family reputation.
Chapter 4 - "Charmed, I'm Sure"
Herta doesn't believe in love at first sight, but there is something about Turan Freiermann...
Chapter 5 - Father Edmund
Herta's grandfather, an SS officer, and a priest were best friends?
Chapter 6 - The Family Skeleton
"Well,"thinks Herta, "If nothing else, this explains everyone's attitude. Sort of."
Chapter 7 - On Death And Dying
Herta is so lost in thought she almost loses her head. What a way to go!
Chapter 8 - Beyond
Who would think that one small step could make such a huge difference?
Chapter 9 - The Competition
Sondra Hörst seems everything Herta isn't - blond, sexy and Turan's soulmate.
Chapter 10 - Questions
When a woman Herta met briefly dies, the police have almost as many questions as Herta does.
Chapter 11 - The First Truth
There are three sides to every story - yours, mine and the Truth. It just isn't quite what Herta expects to hear.
Chapter 12 - Second Chances
Herta gets an ultimatum that she's not about to consider.
Chapter 13 - A Hole In The Wall Affair
Another family skeleton is revealed. And it comes by the box-load.
Chapter 14 - Interruptions
Life is full of chance encounters and secret meetings, but there's always time for the birds and the bees.
Chapter 15 - The Second Truth
Some things are probably best left unsaid.
Chapter 16 - Pits and Papers
Herta's fnally getting some answers. She just wishes they make sense.
Chapter 17 - More Questions
An answer Herta finds the hard way only leads to ashes and more questions.
Chapter 18 - "In English, Please"
If Herta isn't Herta, who is she?
Chapter 19 - Swords, Symbols and Sneakers
Herta puts two and two together and comes up with a secret passage.
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Poetry
Le Fantôme
Written partly in French, partly in English, I wonder how you know me so well?
Shoepolish Style
A different look at poems and poetry.
Shoes
Imelda Marcos, eat your heart out!
The Things Of Summer
So how do you see summer?
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Advanced Dungeons and Dragons
Character Biographies
Chryst - a halfling rogue
Fred - a gnome illusionist/thief
Herrel - a gnome thief
Loviath - a human ranger
Morgan - a human cleric
Petramayne - an elven ranger
Siobhan - a human cleric
Storm - a drow fighter
Surier - a human cleric
Stories
The Geas - Loviath's on a mission to recruit her enemies.
The Matter Of A Small Book - Chryst has a story that she can never tell.
The Wager - Siobhan has a choice, get married or join the Sisters of Ehlonna.
Her parents are betting she'll make the right choice.
The Outworlder's Gift
Part 1 - Be careful what you give to strangers.
Part 2 - It could come back to haunt you.
Loviath's Challenge
Part 1 - Aid Refused - Morgan's in trouble and Loviath's the only one who
can help.
Part 2 - Duty Calls - Duty or friendship? Either one will cost Loviath dearly.
Part 3 - Journey's Beginning - Loviath leads Storm and Surier on a journey
that could cost four lives.
Part 4 - Morgan - Sometimes, the only way to know where you're going is
to believe you'll get there.
Part 5 - Gifts Exchanged - There are some gifts that are beyond price.
Part 6 - The Council - There is justice and then there's Justice. Loviath
may yet find both.
Part 7 - The Challenge Answered - Loviath accepts the greatest challenge
of all.
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The Adventures of Surier
Part 1 - Of the Temple And Trouble Brewing - Young Surier finds school a
bit different from what he'd expected.
Part 2 - Of Tutors And More Trouble - Surier has extra studies and a new
tutor. The combination is explosive.
Part 3 - Of Greed, Guilt And Guile - Surier finds himself out of the fire
and into the frying pan.
Part 4 - Of Parents And Probabilities - Surier and Karien find they have
more in common than they first thought.
Part 5 - Of Admissions And Abbots - Surier loses some memories and Karien
finds his conscience.
Part 6 - Of Friends And Fathers - History and Future, Surier learns he has
both.
Part 7 - Of Punishments and Poisons - It's amazing what you think of when
you're dying - of boredom.
Part 8 - Of Endings And Beginnings - Surier puts two and two together and
comes up with a friend.
Reference
Healer's Kit - What goes into one and when to use it.
Magical Items - just the thing for a prosperous inn
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Photographs And Images
Photos - 6
Avatars - 25
Website Ideas - 3
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