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Chalice
Fantasy
Chalice
Mirasol is a beekeeper unexpectedly chosen as Chalice, a magical office binding her to the land and its people. Her new Master has returned changed by elemental fire and may be unable to fulfill the human responsibilities of leadership. Honey, ritual, and patient cooperation become tools for healing a demesne close to fracture. Quiet and luminous, this fantasy fits a golden autumn afternoon for readers drawn to cottage work, land-based magic, unusual partnerships, and restoration achieved through steady care.
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Content notes
Fire and burn injury; animal death/cruelty; fantasy violence and peril; body transformation/body-horror elements; death; sexual harassment references.
Alcohol-Free Pour
Apple-Cinnamon Tea
Apple and cinnamon warm a cup of black tea with the comfort of an autumn afternoon.
What you'll need
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- Steep the black tea with the cinnamon stick. Stir in warmed apple juice and garnish with an apple slice.
- Garnish: Apple slice and cinnamon stick.
- Glassware: Mug.
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Maple Old Fashioned
For adults of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.
A warming pour with a sharp edge suits a little enchantment and an escape from the everyday.
What you'll need
- 2 oz bourbon
- 1/4 oz pure maple syrup ↗
- 2 dashes aromatic bitters
- Ice
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How to mix it
- Stir bourbon, maple syrup, and bitters with ice. Strain over one large ice cube.
- Garnish: Orange peel.
- Glassware: Rocks glass.
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