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HL Carpenter

The Official Website of HL Carpenter, author of family-friendly fiction

Author: HL Carpenter

We write. Visit us in Carpenter Country, a magical place that, like our stories, is unreal but not untrue.
Essays

Essay — Planning Ahead

HL Carpenter / April 20, 2019


The wasp walked along the pavers, wings folded.

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Top Drawer News — Two mysteries and an adventure

HL Carpenter / April 13, 2019


This week’s web travels coincided with two mysteries and an adventure that happened right here in Carpenter Country.

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Essays

Essay — Ghost spider

HL Carpenter / April 6, 2019


Ghost spider!

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Top Drawer News — Looking past the packaging

HL Carpenter / April 6, 2019


Our authorial travels this week focused on the theme of packaging, or more accurately, looking past the packaging to the underlying quiddity.

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Essays

Essay — Journeys

HL Carpenter / March 30, 2019


An acorn rests on the desk beneath the computer monitor.

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Top Drawer News — Review of the week

HL Carpenter / March 30, 2019


A review that made our week.

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Essays

Essay — Treed

HL Carpenter / March 23, 2019


What shapes you?

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Top Drawer News — Two chickens and a bell

HL Carpenter / March 23, 2019


No, the post title is not a joke.

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Essays

Essay — Revealing the rocks

HL Carpenter / March 16, 2019


The rocks of the past.

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Top Drawer News — Faery Whisperers and Treasure Chests

HL Carpenter / March 16, 2019


After a fairly quiet February, we are making like our gardens and bursting out in March!

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HL Carpenter

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We’re HL Carpenter, a mother/daughter duo. We write family-friendly fiction from our studios in Carpenter Country, a magical place that, like our stories, is unreal but not untrue. When we’re not writing, we enjoy exploring the Land of What-If and practicing the fine art of Curiosity.

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